The Legal 500

Within Customs and Excise, Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP is a first tier firm,

The ‘outstanding’ team at Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP acts on direct and indirect tax investigations, and a variety of customs and excise infractions. Key clients include corporates and high-net-worth individuals subject to HMRC inquiries and procedures. The team also advises individuals on the Revenue’s success in gaining access to information about offshore accounts. The ‘immensely experienced’ Monty Raphael QC and Sarah Gabriel are recommended.

Within EU and competition ,

Also of note are Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP, where Michael O’Kane is widely recognised as one of the leading criminal cartel lawyers in the UK; and Hausfeld & Co LLP, which specialises in claimant damages actions with a particular focus on competition law.

Within Financial services, tier 4

Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP’s work ranges from criminal investigation and prosecution, through to regulatory misconduct, disclosure obligations, and interaction with the FSA as regulator. Monty Raphael QC, Neil Swift and Sarah Gabriel ‘combine astute client manners with expertise’.

Within VAT and indirect tax VAT and indirect tax

Within Crime, Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP is a third tier firm,

Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP acts for numerous high-profile individuals in reputational matters . Work for highly recommended department head Michael O’Kane includes successfully defending a Russian Federation extradition request against the billionaire owner of Stoli vodka.

Within Fraud: civil , Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP is a first tier firm,

Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP has a pre-eminent and longstanding reputation in this area. It is acting for the former deputy chairman of JSC BTA Bank’s management board regarding claims totalling $1.4bn; and advising the former CEO of Intercontinental Bank plc regarding the alleged misappropriation of £800m. Sarah Gabriel and team head Keith Oliver are recommended.

Within Fraud: corporate crime, Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP is a first tier firm,

Despite the loss of Jo Rickards to DLA Piper UK LLP, Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP has seen an increase in instructions from large corporate clients. Highlights included acting on a groundbreaking matter for Hermitage Capital, where the team approached the Council of Europe in its quest to find redress for the client regarding a fraud allegedly perpetrated by the Russian authorities. Michael O’Kane is practice head, and Anand Doobayis also recommended.

Within Fraud: white-collar crime , Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP is a first tier firm,

Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP lost Jo Rickards to DLA Piper UK LLP in 2010, but the combined expertise of Michael O’Kane, Anand Doobay and Monty Raphael QC continues to attract high-profile, international cases. Highlights included acting for two British citizens facing criminal proceedings in Italy following the collapse of Parmalat. The team also has a strong track record acting for individuals facing extradition.

Within Commercial litigation, tier 6

Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP ‘provides detailed technical advice in a manner that is easily understood’. The practice’s core area is civil fraud, but it also handles commercial litigation and shareholder disputes, competition litigation and trust disputes. Senior partner Keith Oliver ‘sets the standards for the firm and is reflective of those standards’; Jonathan Tickner is ‘accessible and speedy’; and Sarah Gabriel is also highly rated.