Sam Tate

Practice Areas

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 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.

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).