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CMS Offices
CANNON PLACE
78 CANNON STREET
LONDON
EC4N 6AF
England
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Sam Robinson
Position
Partner
Career
Sam is a partner in the Financial Services Regulatory practice.
Sam advises clients include banks, asset management firms, broker dealers, payment institutions and corporate finance houses on a broad range of regulatory and compliance matters within the financial services sector. Prior to working in private practice, Sam worked for seven years at the UK financial services regulator, the Financial Services Authority (the majority of this time in the FSA’s General Counsel’s Division), and has also spent time on secondment at Santander Asset Management UK Limited.
Recent work includes advising on whether certain activities require FCA authorisation, establishing crowdfunding platforms and robo-managers, the structuring of fund vehicles (including regulated and unregulated funds), financial promotion issues, conduct of business requirements, acquisitions of FCA-authorised firms, drafting terms of business for investment firms and payment service providers as well as providing consumer credit advice.
Sam has been published in financial services publications and journals (including Bloomberg World Securities Law Reports, Bloomberg UK Financial Services Law Reports and Thomson Reuters Compliance Complete). Sam has also been a guest lecturer on the IPF Diploma in Investment Education.
Sam won an award for the Regulatory Lawyer of the Year at the Thomson Reuters Compliance Awards 2014 (http://www.complianceawards.com/2014-winners). Sam was also shortlisted for the same award in 2013.
Memberships
- Member of the Alternative Investment Management Association.
- Member of the Financial Services Lawyers Association.
- Member of the Prepaid International Forum
- Legal advisor to the UK Crowdfunding Association.
Education
- LLB Law
- LLM Law (Corporate and Securities Law)
- Securities Institute Diploma – Regulation and Compliance
- Securities and Futures Authority – Securities Representative
- Securities and Futures Authority – Financial Derivatives Representative
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
(Leading partners)CMS provides ‘commercial technical advice’ to its client base of wholesale and retail banks, general and life insurers and reinsurers, investment managers, platforms and exchanges, payment service providers and consumer finance. Ash Saluja leads the team and is noted for his expertise in banking and investment business regulation, while ‘excellent’ Angela Greenough handles matters concerning regulated financial services outsourcing. Sam Robinson stands out for his experience in the fintech arena and Pippa Tasker advises on a range of UK and EU regulatory and commercial issues affecting financial services providers. The ‘brilliant’ Joy Davey joined the team from Macfarlanes LLP in June 2023 and Tom Callaby counts US and European investment banks and technology and market data providers among his key roster of clients. Paul Edmondson
remains a key contact in the group.
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
The ‘perspicacious and innovative team’ at CMS pulls together a strong offering, with sweet spots for the practice including online platforms, digital assets, and crowdfunding. The unit is additionally singled out for its work with fintech start-ups. Sam Robinson and Chris Glennie jointly oversee the team. Robinson is well-placed to help major crypto players navigate the UK financial promotion regime, while Glennie’s expertise extends to advising on both wholesale and retail mandates. Mike Ringer, who joined in September 2023 from a role as head of legal at Binance, is well placed to assist digital assets clients with their global regulatory strategies. Yasmin Johal is geared to assist international investors with their investments in fintechs.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Fintech: regulatory London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
- Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Planning
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
- Industry focus > TMT
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Media finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Transport > Rail
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Employment > Health and safety
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Transport > Aviation
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets: mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds