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Mr Sam Tate

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+44 20 3060 6605 sam.tate@rpc.co.uk

Work Department

Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime

Position

An expert in white-collar crime, Sam Tate is a partner with extensive practical experience of complicated cross-border investigations and crime prevention programs.

Sam works closely with a number of FTSE 100, international and privately owned entities and individuals in relation to financial crime proceedings, investigations, and practical crime prevention programs. He recently led the settlement on the ground-breaking 11th and 12th UK DPA’s and conducted the independent investigation for the Financial Times of allegations made by Wirecard against its reporters.

He is a regular speaker and moderator at industry and government events and was previously Head of Anti-corruption in EMEA for a global financial crime consultancy. Sam’s experience also includes private prosecutions and senior roles within the Court/FCA appointed sanctions/AML related monitorships of two global banks.

Sam is a co-author of the leading UK anti-corruption compliance text book “Bribery: a Compliance Handbook” published by Bloomsbury and he has extensive practical experience as the Subject Matter Expert for anti-bribery and money-laundering at a global full service oil and gas company and a seconded Executive Director to the litigation and regulatory team of  a US investment bank.

Sam is a regular speaker and moderator at white-collar crime events and conferences (IBA/ABA/C5/OECD/AMLP) and he was a member of the Cabinet Office Anti-corruption Forum. Prior to joining RPC as a Partner, Sam was Head of Anti-corruption in EMEA for a global financial crime consultancy where he advised and worked with Lisa Osofsky, now Director of the SFO. Sam’s experience further includes five years at a magic circle law firm within the financial crime and disputes team.

Career

Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales 2002 and Higher Rights (criminal and civil) 2005.

Norton Rose LLP 2000 – 2002; Associate Holman, Fenwick & Willan LLP 2002 – 2005; Associate/Senior Associate Clifford Chance LLP 2005 – 2010 (including secondments to Morgan Stanely); In-house Legal and Compliance BP Plc 2010 – 2015; Assistant General Counsel and Head Anti-Corruption EMEA, Exiger 2016 – 2018; Partner, RPC 2018.

Visiting lecturer at Durham University’s LLM (2009 to 2016).

Publications of note: co-author of ‘Bribery: A Compliance Handbook’ (1st edition, 2014, Bloomsbury) and Expert Reviewer of Transparency International’s Risk Assessment Guidance ‘Diagnosing Bribery Risk’ (2013).

Memberships

  • SAHCA
  • C5 Expert Speakers
  • Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics
  • Honorary Member of the Institute of Commercial and Corporate Law

Education

University of Durham LLB (1998); Nottingham Law School LPC (1999).

Lawyer Rankings

London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)

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.

London > Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)

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Sam Tate  – RPC

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. The firm also demonstrates a growing presence in the financial trade sanctions arena, acting in the first case before the Commercial Court regarding the interpretation of Russian trade sanctions. The head, Sam Tate, is a ‘walking encyclopedia’, routinely being instructed on political financial crime matters and negotiating DPAs with the SFO, whilst Adam Craggs has expertise in criminal tax proceedings. Davina Given focuses on sanctions and regulatory matters, and Jonathan Cary concentrates on finance disputes. Michelle Sloane is an expert on financial crime litigation, the ’unflappable’ senior associate Lucy Kerr covers all aspects of compliance and policy matters.

London > Risk advisory > Corporate governance

The cross-practice governance group at RPC is led by Patrick Brodie, Jeremy Drew and Matthew Griffith and advises on a range of issues, from board-level matters to remuneration policies, regulatory issues, data protection and diversity. It has a strong investigations practice which advises on high-profile contentious issues and related governance matters and is particularly strong in financial crime. Brodie is recommended for reputation management and regulatory governance, Drew deals with governance, culture and conduct issues, and Griffith is a name for regulatory and post-Brexit issues with a focus on the insurance and financial services sectors. Sam Tate is a contact for white-collar crime and anti-bribery and anti-money laundering initiatives, while Karen Hendy advises on corporate governance, directors’ duties and AGM matters.

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