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Burton Copeland LLP has considerable strength in depth. Team head Michael Mackey is vastly experienced in the field of general crime, and specialises in defending cases involving complex forensic and medical issues. Gillian Crossley leads the advocacy team, and Mike Rainford heads the fraud unit.

Richard Smyth, who heads the team at DLA Piper UK LLP, is ‘one of the best in his field’. Notable work in 2010 included successfully representing the CEO of the Imperial Consolidated Group in an alleged £250m fraud case.

Pannone LLP continues to act on some of the highest-profile missing trader intra community (MTIC) cases. Team head Anthony Barnfather acts for a range of international clients, and also has competition law experience.

Headed by the experienced and well-respected Franklin Sinclair, Tuckers Solicitors has one of the largest teams in the region. Leigh Wright heads the special casework department, dealing with complex confiscation cases and major prosecutions of fraud and serious crime.

Burrows Bussin continues to act on the largest and most complex carousel frauds. The team also defends clients facing conspiracy offences relating to copyright infringement. The highly respected Lesley Burrows and Wendi Bussin lead the team.

After the departure of Jack McGarva to become a District Judge, Richard Green now heads the ‘outstanding’ team at Hill Dickinson LLP. New associate Derek Millard-Smith specialises in Trading Standards investigations.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is described as ‘one of the leading fraud and regulatory firms in the North of England’. Dan Stowers has ‘maturity and perception in criminal and regulatory cases beyond his years’; and Paul Haycock has ‘gravitas and judgement’.

Matthew Claughton and Richard Holliday head the team at Olliers, which specialises in fraud and serious crime. Notable work highlights included advising on an SFO investigation into the collapse of Lexi Holdings.

Stephensons Solicitors LLP has scored some notable victories in criminal appeal cases, and its prisons and public law team has also been successful in a number of groundbreaking high-profile cases. Neal Boland leads the regulatory team.

Clarion recently opened an office in Liverpool, led by the highly experienced Tony Murphy. Work includes an SFO prosection, a £2m confiscation claim, and serious crime matters including manslaughter, and drugs and firearms offences.

The ‘very professional, helpful, responsive and supportive’ Paul Schofield is practice head at Farleys Solicitors LLP.

Forbes houses a large team and covers the full range of crime, fraud and regulatory matters. It also has experience of Courts Martial work, and the Clergy Discipline Measure.

JMW Solicitors LLP ‘stands out from its competitiors as a result of the personal bespoke service that it provides to its clients’. Peter Grogan and Isaac Mirza are recommended.

Lewis Hymanson Small LLP is representing the Police Superintendents Association of England and Wales in several high-profile investigations. Ian Lewis heads the team.

The experienced Nick Holroyd leads the team at Russell Jones & Walker.

Stephen Lickrish and Saeed Hafezi are recommended at Stephen Lickrish & Associates Ltd.

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