Corker Binning > London, England > Firm Profile

‘Corker Binning sets the standard in the best quality advice and representation: excellent lawyers, brilliant strategists at the top of their game. New leadership recently has seen them go from strength to strength.’

‘Ed Grange is a fantastic strategist with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law. Clients trust his judgment.’

‘The firm offers magic-circle level productivity and quality in niche international areas connected with criminal law.’

‘Ed Grange is incredibly effective, good at managing very multi-faceted cases with many moving parts, always thinks ahead, ethically impeccable but also has a good sense of humour and brings a great spirit to international teams.’

‘Corker Binning has a superb team at all levels with enviable experience in dealing with all types of criminal cases including the most complex and high profile cases.’

‘A set of sensible, thoughtful, clever, available lawyers, with great personality and charm, and who are experts in their fields.’

‘Danielle Reece-Greenhalgh: She became a partner last year and is a superb lawyer, with real intellect. She is very well-organised and exceptionally hard-working, with excellent client care. She is one of the top junior partners in the area.’

‘I would refer my most valuable client or even a family member to the Corker Binning team if they had a criminal or extradition matter. They are all incredibly knowledgable and dedicated and get involved in the most interesting work.’

‘In this space, Corker Binning spoils you for choice. It has strength in depth, and covers the waterfront of white-collar work.’

‘Corker Binning are deservedly at the very top of the field when it comes to individuals. The consistent quality and depth of experience across the firm is impressive. It will be interesting to see how the new leadership of Andrew Smith and Jessica Parker step up into the giant shoes of David Corker and Peter Binning.’

‘Peter Binning is one of the most charming and effective practitioners in the game. His strategic thinking and instinct is first rate, and he approaches the big judgement calls with composure and remarkable clarity of thought. He never gets distracted by noise and irrelevant detail, and has an extraordinary ability to quickly identify what lies at the very heart of a case and to focus on it with laser precision. Nick Barnard is a real rising star. He is extremely bright and measured, and he has a good strategic mind and excellent judgement. One to watch.’

‘Strong team with good strength in depth.’

‘Jessica Parker – experienced and professional. Peter Binning – proactive, strategic.’

‘Corker Binning a very sophisticated, boutique criminal law practice that provide excellent service across the full spectrum of criminal work. I have typically used them for business crime matters and they are a “go to” firm. I find the firm to be responsive, thoughtful and hard working .’

‘Very strong team of seasoned white-collar lawyers – these guys don’t just talk the talk. Key people are: David Corker – outspoken in the market but always carefully listened to; Peter Binning – has been in all the big cases and is very smart; Jessica Parker – now well established as a go to white collar lawyer and is in all the major investigations; Andrew Smith – very cerebral and understated but rated by the city firms for both reasons. A younger generation of new partners making their way up behind them – all very able.’

‘Andrew Smith and Jessica Parker are worthy successors to name partners Peter Binning and David Corker at the firm’s helm. Alongside them are regulatory specialist Claire Cross and extradition guru Ed Grange. They are all very collegiate and excellent strategists.’

‘Corker Binning stands out as one of the finest boutique business crime and regulation firms.’

‘Nick Barnard is hugely diligent and clearly leaves no stone unturned in the pursuit of his client’s best interests. Claire Cross is one of the few real experts working at boutique level in the field of contentious financial services. Her experience whilst a lawyer at the FCA ensures she knows the inner workings of financial services regulation backwards.’

‘Claire Cross is the real standout partner in the financial services space. Her judgement is excellent, she is strategic and very good fun to work with.’

‘Corker Binning provide a small, focused team with excellent expertise. They deliver on knowledge of the law, client service and strategic thinking. Their reputation in this area is well deserved.’

‘Claire Cross has a well deserved reputation for working on the highest profile disputes, and I trust her knowledge and expertise completely.’

‘Claire Cross is excellent and is highly experienced in FS investigations and contentious regulatory advice.’

‘In my view, Claire Cross is the best solicitor in the market for contentious FS work with a criminal angle. She is incredibly knowledgeable and is wonderful with clients. Her stint at the FCA is put to good use for her clients, who benefit from her fantastic depth of experience in this area.’

‘Perfect for tricky financial services cases that don’t fit into a predefined box.’

‘Well known as one of the best white collar crime boutiques and these days doing more work in the tax litigation field, particularly where there are allegations of fraud.’

‘Collaboration is excellent. They ensure that all the professionals are consulted and that both the full team and the client “buy in” to the proposed strategy.’

‘Peter Binning and Jessica Parke are very engaged and responsive, but also proactive and good at thinking “outside the box” for solutions to issues.’

‘One of the best and possibly the best criminal firm around. Huge depth of partners and associates who are trained really well. I work with Jessica regularly on tax matters and refer cases to her – she is clever, thoughtful, and instils a great deal of confidence.’

‘Collegiate, thorough, with a great depth of knowledge.’

‘Boutique service at the very highest level.’

‘Andrew Smith – clever, sparky, fearless, insightful.’