Chambers UK 2020 Rankings

Corker Binning has been ranked by Chambers and Partners in its 2020 Guide. The firm was ranked as Band 1 in the following areas:

The firm has also been ranked in Band 2 for Tax: Contentious: Fraud.

Lawyers at the firm were also ranked by Chambers and Partners. The following were ranked as Band 1:

Peter Binning for Financial Crime: Individuals – “In every skill you want, he’s the best,” comments an interviewee, explaining: “Not only is he fantastic at dealing with clients and with the authorities, he’s a fantastic strategist, he’s been absolutely in the dead centre of every big case that’s happened and there’s no situation he hasn’t seen. He’s absolutely the best.”
David Corker for Financial Crime: Individuals – “phenomenal lawyer”, “he has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law and he’s a brilliant strategist.”
Andrew Smith for Crime: Extradition – “Andrew is incredibly intelligent and leads his team with a quiet but extremely effective presence. He is tactically astute and has a great body of legal knowledge.”

Further highlights include:

Edward Grange has been ranked as a ‘Star Individual’ in Crime: Extradition – “If I were facing extradition, I’d phone Ed,” says a source, adding: “His all-round approach to cases is faultless.”
Danielle Reece-Greenhalgh has been highlighted within ‘Associates to Watch’ under Crime and Crime: Extradition – “dynamic and impressive”
Claire Cross is ranked as ‘Up and Coming’ in Financial Services: Contentious Regulatory and Financial Crime: Individuals- “She is wonderful,” says a commentator. “Really easy to work with and really personable.”
Jessica Parker is ranked in 4 different sections, Tax: Contentious: Fraud, POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture, Financial Crime: Individuals and Crime – “very knowledgeable, conscientious and an excellent lawyer.”
Robert Brown has been noted as a ‘Senior Statespeople’ in the Crime category. – “assured and masterly” with “gravitas and experience”’

Below are the complete individual rankings for the firm:

David Corker – Band 1 for Financial Crime; Band 2 for POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture
Peter Binning – Band 1 for Financial Crime: Individuals; Band 2 for Crime: Extradition; Band 3 for POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture
Andrew Smith – Band 1 for Crime: Extradition; Band 2 for Financial Crime: Individuals; Band 3 for POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture
Jessica Parker – Band 2 for POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture; Band 2 for Tax: Contentious: Fraud; Band 3 for Financial Crime: Individuals; Band 4 for Crime
Edward Grange – ‘Star Individual’ in Crime: Extradition
Claire Cross – ‘Up and Coming’ in Financial Services: Contentious Regulatory; ‘Up and Coming’ in Financial Crime: Individuals
Danielle Reece-Greenhalgh – ‘Associates to Watch’ in Crime; ‘Associates to Watch’ in Crime: Extradition
Robert Brown – ‘Senior Statespeople’ in Crime