John Binns qualified as a solicitor in October 2000 and joined Corker Binning in July 2006. His experience is primarily in criminal defence, including serious fraud cases, homicide, robbery, sexual offences, and proceedings for confiscation and restraint of alleged proceeds of crime. He specialises in defending cases brought by the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office (RCPO) involving suspected MTIC, carousel, diversionand other VAT frauds, and managing Very High Cost Cases (VHCCs) under Legal Aid. He has also worked on extradition, financial services and mental health matters.  Prior to joining the firm he was a legal and policy adviser for the Legal Services Commission. He is a member of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association and Young Fraud Lawyers Association.

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David Campbell qualified in 1998 after working for 3 years in the Crown Prosecution Service Fraud Investigation Group. He spent 6 years with Hamiltons solicitors specialising in internet crime and data protection before joining Corker Binning in July 2004. His experience includes defending a substantial number of clients arrested under Operation Ore, the well publicised investigation into internet child pornography. He has defended in several other major national criminal investigations, including Operation Safety Net. Since joining Corker Binning his cases have included defending allegations of money laundering brought under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002(POCA) and related asset restraint and forfeiture proceedings. In addition he has been involved in cases involving international corruption allegations investigated by the SFO. He is a member of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association and Young Fraud Lawyers Association.

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Jessica Parker joined Corker Binning on qualification in March 2004.  Since joining Corker Binning from a major City law firm she has successfully defended professionals, directors and companies in cases with charges ranging from fraudulent trading and money laundering to health and safety and high profile general crime. She has broad experience having acted in investigations and prosecutions by the HSE, DTI, SFO and HMRC. She has particular experience of tax investigations and criminal prosecutions originating overseas including major extradition and mutual legal assistance cases. She is former treasurer of the Young Fraud Lawyers Association and a member of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association.

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Andrew Smith qualified as a solicitor in February 2006 and joined Corker Binning in July 2007. Andrew previously worked at Lovells LLP where he completed his training contract and worked for a year in the firm’s tax department, gaining experience of tax, fraud and insolvency proceedings in the civil courts. Andrew has developed this interest at Corker Binning by acting for suspects, witnesses and third parties in relation to criminal tax investigations and prosecutions brought by HMRC and RCPO. Andrew has also advised on a range of other white-collar criminal matters, including the defence of extradition proceedings brought by Russia and countries in the Middle East and Africa, acting for an international charity in relation to allegations of bribery and corruption on a UN-procured aid program, representing a company director in an SFO investigation into insider trading/market abuse, false accounting and conspiracy to defraud, and advising professional firms on money laundering compliance. Andrew has experience of restraint and confiscation proceedings and has published on criminal cartels. Andrew sits on the steering committee of the Extradition Lawyers Association, contributes monthly to the Lloyds Law Reports (Financial Crime) and is a member of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association, the Young Fraud Lawyers Association and Amnesty International.

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Gemma Tombs joined Corker Binning in 2003 and went on to complete her training contract with the firm, before successfully qualifying as a solicitor in July 2006. She has been involved in a wide variety of cases whilst at Corker Binning ranging from prosecutions by H.M. Revenue & Customs and the Serious Fraud Office to high profile general criminal proceedings. Her experience of criminal litigation includes defending individuals charged with offences such as money laundering, fraud, firearms, road traffic and sexual offences. Gemma has also completed a secondment to commercial firm, Matthew Arnold & Baldwin, where she worked in both the commercial property and corporate departments. She is treasurer of the Young Fraud Lawyers Association and a member of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association.

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David Savell joined Corker Binning in 2006. Having been called to the Bar in 2005, David has gone on to cross qualify as a Solicitor with the firm in May 2008. He has been involved in a wide variety of fraud cases whilst at Corker Binning, but most notably has a wide experience in cases involving direct taxation investigations and prosecutions, specifically PAYE, NIC, Corporation Tax, Anti Dumping Duties, Inheritance Tax and VAT (including Carousel or MTIC frauds). Prior to joining the firm David worked at the Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office where he was involved in the prosecution of revenue offences, most notably R v Ian Leaf (£80m tax evasion through company purchase schemes), R v Uddin and others (Operation Venison - a £100 million MTIC fraud), Operation Maypole (£53 million MTIC fraud) and Operation Itches (£60 million MTIC fraud). He is a member of the Criminal Bar Association and Young Fraud Lawyers Association.

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Ellen Zeisler is a dual qualified attorney in the US and England and Wales. After working on various international missions for the United Nations, she studied law and qualified as a member of the New York Bar in 1999 where she worked for 3 years as a criminal defence attorney. Ellen joined Corker Binning in 2002 after qualifying as a solicitor in England and Wales. She has defended major fraud cases prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the Inland Revenue and the CPS. Her experience of criminal litigation also includes mutual legal assistance and extradition matters as well as mortgage fraud and general criminal matters. Ellen has co-authored articles on the long arm of US law and international dimensions of tax fraud. She is a member of the Planning Committee of the Fraud Training Group, the London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association, the Young Fraud Lawyers Association and the New York Bar. Ellen previously served as the Young Solicitors Group representative on the International Issues Committee at the Law Society. She speaks Spanish, French and Haitian Creole.

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