Robert Brown Email & Phone Number

Robert Brown is a highly respected criminal litigator and advocate with over 30 years’ experience of criminal work ranging from high profile fraud and corruption cases to extradition, regulatory and general criminal matters such as road traffic and homicide. Much of his work is international and, as the Vice Chairman of the British Russian Law Association, he has particular knowledge and expertise of Russia. Most recently he has been part of a team of experts, led by Maastricht University, who are developing training guidance for lawyers and police officers across Europe, to achieve common minimum standards regarding the rights of suspects in criminal proceedings.Robert is ranked as a Star Individual in the field of Crime by Chambers 2015 and as a leading individual in Crime in Legal 500 2015. He is featured as a leading lawyer for Crime in the 2014 UK edition of Best Lawyers and is the only member of a criminal firm to have been ranked in the Top 10 leading lawyers in the Super Lawyers London 2015 Annual List. He is also a member of the Times Law Panel.

Listed skills include Criminal Law, Fraud, White Collar Criminal Defense, Legal Research, and 8 others.

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  Consultant

  Corker Binning

  2001 - Present

  Based in the heart of legal London, Corker Binning is a law firm specialising in business crime and fraud, regulatory litigation and general criminal work of all types. Robert's recent work at the firm includes:- Advising the first journalist to be prosecuted (and acquitted) in Operation Tuleta.- The first ever prosecution in which the FCA entered into a plea agreement in an insider dealing case.- Acting for an overseas political party in connection with a major Met police… Show more Based in the heart of legal London, Corker Binning is a law firm specialising in business crime and fraud, regulatory litigation and general criminal work of all types. Robert's recent work at the firm includes:- Advising the first journalist to be prosecuted (and acquitted) in Operation Tuleta.- The first ever prosecution in which the FCA entered into a plea agreement in an insider dealing case.- Acting for an overseas political party in connection with a major Met police investigation into money laundering arising from alleged terrorist activities.- The corruption trial of the Pakistani cricketers, acting for Mohammad Asif.- Represented Greenpeace videographer Kieron Bryan who was arrested by the Russian authorities.- Cases in India, Africa, Eastern Europe, the Baltic states, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.- Advising UK and overseas individuals and companies on mutual assistance, extradition and fraud.- Advising directors and companies on breaches of market regulations.- Currently acting for the defence in a wide range of offences involving serious sexual misconduct.- Acting for an alleged “controlling mind” currently being prosecuted by the SFO.Robert is a regular broadcaster and writer on criminal law, appearing on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Law in Action, and Newsnight, among others. Show less

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  Fitzwilliam College, University Of Cambridge