England - London • Crime, fraud and licensing
RPC
Recommended for its ability to defend clients against allegations of tax fraud brought by HMRC and other domestic enforcement agencies, the RPC team is ‘tenacious, innovative, and brilliantly aggressive’. The practice is well equipped to represent individuals from the art, real estate, and extractive industries, with considerable expertise in handling financial crime matters and internal investigations. Adam Craggs and Sam Tate co-head the group; Craggs is an expert on criminal tax prosecutions, while Tate specialises in political financial crime issues. Davina Given concentrates on money laundering and sanctions compliance, while Michelle Sloane focuses on HMRC criminal investigations.
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Testimonials
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‘Tenacious, innovative and brilliantly aggressive. They are completely unafraid to take novel points, often with great success.’
‘Adam Craggs is calm but brilliantly runs the team. He is a creative lawyer who fights doggedly for his clients.'
‘This is the firm you should go to if you are facing a Revenue criminal or civil investigation or you are or you are on the wrong end of a tax assessment/penalties. This team will fight your corner. They know how the Tax Tribunal works . They are very experienced in seeing off criminal investigations and settling cases.’
‘RPC is an absolutely phenomenal firm. It is second to none in terms of the full service it can offer to large multinational clients, and small clients alike. It has a broad range of specialisms, particularly in tax, where it can offer value for money. It compares more favourably than with other firms principally because of the can-do attitude and responsive nature of the service given to its clients.'
‘Michelle Sloane is a first-rate lawyer in this space. What she does not know in the tax/crime cross-over is not worth knowing. Her clients interests are extremely well protected, and she can ensure that whatever difficulty her client is facing, she will improve their position. She has a strong corporate understanding, and is widely recognised as a leader in her field. She was instructed in the Rangers football raid involving HMRC. She is tremendous. A strategic genius.’
‘The tax and white collar crime team headed by Adam Craggs and with Michelle Sloane as a senior partner, provide exceptional legal advice, investigation services and representation to corporate and individual clients across the board. This specialist team consistently deal with high profile and complex cases, with particular strengths in international business crime and white collar cases. The team are incredibly bright and highly effective at winning cases, applying a no nonsense determined approach. For counsel they provide intensive support which obtains results for clients.’
‘Adam Craggs is a tremendous solicitor and team leader. His legal analysis is superb. He is a masterful tactician, and always remains calm and pragmatic delivering first-class results for his clients. You want Adam on your side.'
'Michelle Sloane is widely recognised as a leading solicitor in business crime and fraud. She provides outstanding representation to corporate and professional clients. Michelle is an all-round standout performer when advising clients through complex investigations and court proceedings.'
Work highlights
- Act for a former employee of KPMG who has been investigated by the FRC regarding allegations that he (and others) misled the FRC in relation to information provided to it as part of the FRC's review of KPMG's last audit of Carillion Plc.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Adam Craggs, Sam Tate