As the 2016 Tax “Lawyer of the Year,” Litigation and Controversy, Los Angeles (Best Lawyers in America), Chuck Rettig specializes in tax controversies as well as tax, business, charitable and estate planning, and family wealth transfers. He routinely represents and advises U.S. taxpayers in foreign and domestic voluntary disclosures, sensitive issue civil tax examinations where substantial civil penalty issues or possible assertions of fraudulent conduct may arise, and in defending criminal tax fraud investigations and prosecutions. He is internationally respected for his expertise and judgment in handling matters arising from the U.S. government’s ongoing enforcement efforts regarding undeclared interests foreign financial accounts and assets, including various methods of participating in a timely voluntary disclosure to minimize potential exposure to civil tax penalties and avoiding a criminal tax prosecution referral.

As stated in the Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, “According to peers, Charles Rettig of Hochman Salkin Rettig Toscher & Perez is ‘phenomenal, just phenomenal.’ Further, he “is regarded by market sources as a ‘brilliant and gifted lawyer . . . a real star and a national leader’” who “enjoys a superb reputation and benefits from ‘great presence.’” Chambers USA has further stated “Fantastic controversy tax lawyer” Charles Rettig is “knowledgeable and very intelligent . . .a force to be reckoned with . . .a driving force in policy making at the national level with great client skills when it comes to sensitive matters.”

Chuck Rettig is listed by Chambers USA as the only Eminent Practitioner in the Chambers Category “Tax: Fraud – Nationwide.” He was recently selected by his peers as the 2016 Tax “Lawyer of the Year” (Litigation and Controversy, Los Angeles) for Best Lawyers’ and was included Nationwide in both “Litigation and Controversy – Tax” and “Tax Law” by Best Lawyers in America.

Throughout his career, Mr. Rettig has represented thousands of individual, business and corporate taxpayers involved in civil examinations and tax collection matters as well as criminal tax investigations at every administrative level within the IRS. He continues to provide tax advice to taxpayer’s and their advisors throughout the world.