Sam Tate

Practice Areas

Sam is a Partner, co-head of Middle East and Head of White-Collar Crime and Compliance at RPC.

Sam is an expert in financial crime proceedings, investigations, and practical crime-prevention programs. He has extensive practical experience of complicated cross-border investigations and works extensively with nation states, state-owned enterprises, multinationals, private equity, and ultra-high-net-worth individuals.

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

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).

Professional Memberships

SAHCA

C5 Expert Speakers

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics

Honorary Member of the Institute of Commercial and Corporate Law

Work Highlights

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Conducted the Financial Times’ investigation into allegations made by Wirecard.

Lead the settlement on the 11th and 12th UK DPAs.