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- Jessica Maguire /
- Jessica Parker /
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Jessica Parker Partner
Jessica Parker is a specialist criminal and regulatory litigator with expertise in all areas of business and general crime. She acts for individuals, financial institutions and companies in investigations and proceedings brought by a wide range of prosecuting bodies. Jessica is ranked for Crime, Financial Crime: Individuals and POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture by Chambers and Partners UK 2019. She is also recommended by The Legal 500 2019 in Fraud: White-collar crime and Professional Discipline. She is described in the latter publication as having ‘an impressive capacity to rapidly absorb large volumes of material and identify the key issues’. Jessica is ranked in the top three in the Who’s Who Legal: Investigations 2019 top Global Elite Thought Leaders for EMEA.
Latest Posts
- Jessica Parker comments in The Sunday Telegraph on SFO spending cuts
- Jessica Parker comments in the media on Serco’s Deferred Prosecution Agreement
- Draft Registration of the Overseas entities bill— background and key concerns
- Jessica Parker to Co-Chair Session at the 22nd Annual IBA Transnational Crime Conference
- Jessica Parker comments on the UK government to introduce public registers to bring about greater transparency to prevent illicit financial flows in the IBA
- Andrew Smith and Jessica Parker contribute to GIR’s Third Edition of The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations
- Jessica Parker to co-chair a session at the IBA Annual Conference 2018
- Jessica Parker’s Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders – Global Elite 2019 Interview
- Jessica Parker comments on the growing pressure to clamp down on money laundering in the IBA
- Jessica Parker and Andrew Smith contribute to GIR’s The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations 2018 Newsletter
Areas of expertise
Jessica Parker has expertise in all areas of business crime having represented professionals, directors and companies against charges ranging from fraud to corporate manslaughter. Jessica has particular experience in corruption and tax fraud investigations and prosecutions. In connection with her white collar crime practice, Jessica has extensive experience in money laundering, restraint, confiscation and cash seizure proceedings on behalf of defendants and third parties.
Jessica has practical knowledge of in criminal investigations and prosecutions originating overseas. She has experience in regulatory matters and frequently advises clients within the financial services industry.
Jessica also has a police investigations practice and has represented a number of high profile individuals in relation to the most serious criminal charges, including rape and serious assault.
Latest Posts
- Jessica Parker comments in The Sunday Telegraph on SFO spending cuts
- Jessica Parker comments in the media on Serco’s Deferred Prosecution Agreement
- Draft Registration of the Overseas entities bill— background and key concerns
- Jessica Parker to Co-Chair Session at the 22nd Annual IBA Transnational Crime Conference
- Jessica Parker comments on the UK government to introduce public registers to bring about greater transparency to prevent illicit financial flows in the IBA
- Andrew Smith and Jessica Parker contribute to GIR’s Third Edition of The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations
- Jessica Parker to co-chair a session at the IBA Annual Conference 2018
- Jessica Parker’s Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders – Global Elite 2019 Interview
- Jessica Parker comments on the growing pressure to clamp down on money laundering in the IBA
- Jessica Parker and Andrew Smith contribute to GIR’s The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations 2018 Newsletter
“Really solid knowledge of the law and steely determination.”
Chambers UK 2019
Latest Posts
- Jessica Parker comments in The Sunday Telegraph on SFO spending cuts
- Jessica Parker comments in the media on Serco’s Deferred Prosecution Agreement
- Draft Registration of the Overseas entities bill— background and key concerns
- Jessica Parker to Co-Chair Session at the 22nd Annual IBA Transnational Crime Conference
- Jessica Parker comments on the UK government to introduce public registers to bring about greater transparency to prevent illicit financial flows in the IBA
- Andrew Smith and Jessica Parker contribute to GIR’s Third Edition of The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations
- Jessica Parker to co-chair a session at the IBA Annual Conference 2018
- Jessica Parker’s Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders – Global Elite 2019 Interview
- Jessica Parker comments on the growing pressure to clamp down on money laundering in the IBA
- Jessica Parker and Andrew Smith contribute to GIR’s The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations 2018 Newsletter
Recent work
- Acting in direct and indirect tax investigations and prosecutions by the Crown Prosecution Service Revenue and Customs Division.
- Defending on behalf of an executive in the SFO’s prosecution of Barclays in relation to its 2008 fundraising.
- Acting in several major SFO investigations into fraud and bribery including Rolls Royce and G4S.
- Advising and representing companies and executives in police investigations in respect of money laundering investigations.
- Advising high profile individuals in cases of sexual assault and rape.
- Acting for individuals and executives in FCA investigations into insider dealing and market abuse.
- Acting for companies and individuals in respect of police searches and challenges to those searches.
- Advised a number of journalists in relation to the phone hacking investigations.
- Advice to companies and professional firms in the financial services industry in cases where compliance issues arise in connection with domestic or international criminal investigations.
- Acting in international investigations, including a recent investigation by the Metropolitan Police’s War Crime Unit.
Latest Posts
- Jessica Parker comments in The Sunday Telegraph on SFO spending cuts
- Jessica Parker comments in the media on Serco’s Deferred Prosecution Agreement
- Draft Registration of the Overseas entities bill— background and key concerns
- Jessica Parker to Co-Chair Session at the 22nd Annual IBA Transnational Crime Conference
- Jessica Parker comments on the UK government to introduce public registers to bring about greater transparency to prevent illicit financial flows in the IBA
- Andrew Smith and Jessica Parker contribute to GIR’s Third Edition of The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations
- Jessica Parker to co-chair a session at the IBA Annual Conference 2018
- Jessica Parker’s Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders – Global Elite 2019 Interview
- Jessica Parker comments on the growing pressure to clamp down on money laundering in the IBA
- Jessica Parker and Andrew Smith contribute to GIR’s The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations 2018 Newsletter
Career
Jessica Parker joined Corker Binning from a major City firm in 2004. She became a partner of Corker Binning in 2012.
She is Chair of the Business Crime Committee of the International Bar Association.
Jessica is currently on the Law Society’s Anti-Money Laundering directory as a specialist to provide legal advice to other solicitors on issues of anti-money laundering compliance.
She is a member of the Fraud Lawyers Association and the Women’s White Collar Defence Association.
Jessica regularly speaks about criminal enforcement in the financial services industry and international investigations.
Latest Posts
- Jessica Parker comments in The Sunday Telegraph on SFO spending cuts
- Jessica Parker comments in the media on Serco’s Deferred Prosecution Agreement
- Draft Registration of the Overseas entities bill— background and key concerns
- Jessica Parker to Co-Chair Session at the 22nd Annual IBA Transnational Crime Conference
- Jessica Parker comments on the UK government to introduce public registers to bring about greater transparency to prevent illicit financial flows in the IBA
- Andrew Smith and Jessica Parker contribute to GIR’s Third Edition of The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations
- Jessica Parker to co-chair a session at the IBA Annual Conference 2018
- Jessica Parker’s Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders – Global Elite 2019 Interview
- Jessica Parker comments on the growing pressure to clamp down on money laundering in the IBA
- Jessica Parker and Andrew Smith contribute to GIR’s The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations 2018 Newsletter
Jessica Parker comments on the UK government to introduce public registers to bring about greater transparency to prevent illicit financial flows in the IBA