Gavin Reese
Partner, Head of Regulatory
London
Overview
Against a backdrop of increased scrutiny and an increasingly complex regulatory environment, keeping on top of regulatory compliance, appropriate risk management process and ability to respond quickly and effectively to a potential incident or regulatory investigation is business critical.
Your regulatory responsibilities cross data management, finance and fraud prevention, health & safety, crisis management, competition, ESG and in fact every aspect of your profession. It’s never been more demanding to meet the obligations that will safeguard your business.
The relationships we have with the regulators span decades, which means our specialist lawyers understand the motivations behind their rules, goals, and management frameworks. The regulatory team’s diverse range of expertise and capabilities, provides comprehensive guidance across numerous regulatory regimes - we connect the dots enabling you to manage and meet your regulatory accountabilities and respond to regulatory enforcement actions.
You will have access to our Regulatory Radar thought leadership hub for the very latest in regulatory developments, as well as a range of bespoke products such as ReSecure, ReAssure, Raid Response, Snapshots, Tax Take + and AI Guide, to help you navigate specific challenges. And when your business crosses borders, we work hand-in-hand with a network of carefully vetted law firms across over 200 jurisdictions keeping you connected and protected - wherever you’re in business.
How we help
Competition & Anti-Trust
Award-winning competition and anti-trust lawyers ready to offer you the best commercial advice on all aspects of competition law.
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Crisis Management
Even the most organised businesses can face regulatory investigations despite devoting substantial time and money to compliance. Let us be your legal advocates.
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Dawn Raids
Dawn raids can be overwhelming with immense pressure, and even a small misstep can carry serious consequences. Get the immediate help you need from a dedicated legal team.
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Experienced financial services lawyers ready to advise on the regulatory frameworks you need to know and minimise risk around regulatory pitfalls.
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Health, Safety & Environmental
Let our specialist legal team support you with care and compassion following a health and safety or environmental event.
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Product Regulation
With an experienced, international team that combines health and & safety, advertising, and product regulation and compliance lawyers, we advise some of the biggest businesses - and their insurers - across the entire product lifecycle.
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Tax Disputes & HMRC Prosecutions
Market-leading tax investigations and dispute resolution lawyers ready to secure the best possible outcome for you.
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RPC’s reach is global - wherever you’re based, from the UK, Europe to the US, the Middle East, and Asia - we work tirelessly to protect your interests and secure your future.
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Explore the key legal implications of artificial intelligence and the related issues that businesses will need to address when considering using artificial intelligence.
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Related solutions
ReAssure
A dedicated crisis management offering to resolve your regulatory challenges or crisis situation – fast.
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Rapid Response
Our market-leading app provides UK-based individuals and businesses with instant, step-by-step guidance during dawn raids.
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Tax Take +
Everything the small to mid-size accountancy firm and tax advisor needs from specialist tax lawyers in one handy platform – and it's free.
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Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
In today’s landscape, ESG considerations impact every aspect of your business - from governance and people strategy to market engagement and environmental footprint.
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RPC showcases ‘impressive expertise and knowledge’ of insurance regulatory mandates, with key clients including insurers, brokers and MGAs, in addition to retail banks, credit card issuers, short term lenders and asset finance providers.
The ‘talented’ white-collar and financial crime team at RPC maintains a strong reputation for its expertise in HMRC tax fraud investigations.
RPC's crisis response service is distinguished by the practitioners' breadth of experience as part of a full-service firm. Teams handle media management as well as legal, regulatory and stakeholder engagement.
Lawyers are experienced in handling workplace accident matters, dawn raids, ransomware incidents, executive misconduct and media scandals.
A premier health and safety firm with unrivalled expertise in fatal and catastrophic injury accidents – one of the best defendant firms practising in this area of law.
With the investigations technology and client data team being fully integrated into RPC’s white-collar crime practice, the ‘commercially minded’ team offers strong tech-related financial crime advice to a global client-base.
RPC frequently advises on the interpretation and implication of regulatory reform, while continuing to bolster its payments, consumer credit and general financial services regulatory practice.
RPC offers a full-service tax disputes practice with expertise in the full range of areas, from dawn raids and criminal investigations to tax litigation and transfer pricing disputes.
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’.
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