Global law firm Clyde & Co has announced the hire of Sam Tate and his appointment as global head of regulatory and investigations. As part of his role, Sam will lead the firm's white collar crime and sanctions team which is part of the firm’s broader global regulatory and investigations practice.
Sam joins from RPC with Toby Lamarque, Robert Semp and Osama Al Jayousi, also from RPC as senior associate, associate and consultant respectively.
Sam served as RPC’s global head of white-collar crime and compliance and co-head of its Middle East operations. With a distinguished career spanning over two decades in both private practice and in-house roles, Sam brings a wealth of experience in regulatory and compliance matters across infrastructure, trading, energy, insurance, technology and media sectors, with a focus on financial crime investigations, regulatory matters and crisis management.
Carolena Gordon, senior partner at Clyde & Co, states: 'Clients are encountering a regulatory landscape that is increasingly complex and fast-changing, which requires careful navigation and constant vigilance. Our global team of service and sector experts is well-equipped to assist clients, and the addition of Sam and his team further enhances our white-collar crime and sanctions capabilities.'
Sam Tate added: 'Clyde & Co offers the ideal platform to build a world-class global regulatory and investigations practice though its international presence, strong client relationships across commodities, energy, infrastructure, insurance and other industries, and its commitment to collaborative client solutions. By combining deep but also practical regulatory, investigations and sanctions expertise with sector-specific insights, we will differentiate ourselves as trusted advisors who truly understand our clients' businesses and challenges. I look forward to working with the incredibly talented team here to cement Clyde & Co's position as a regulatory and investigations market leader and make it easy for clients to access the whole range of our services.'
John Whittaker, partner at Clyde & Co who has been responsible for the firm’s strategy in this area comments: “Sam and his team have excellent credentials both in terms of knowledge and experience, and on a personal level will fit perfectly in our team. The expansion of the Regulatory & Investigations team will enhance our ability to serve our clients in the increasingly complex and rapidly changing environment of white collar crime and sanctions. This dedicated practice will allow us to provide comprehensive, global solutions to our clients' most pressing regulatory challenges.'
About Sam Tate and his team
Sam's career includes roles at Clifford Chance LLP and BP PLC, where he oversaw investigations, provided corporate financial crime advice and advised on the UK Bribery Act (UKBA) and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Sam also spent time at the compliance and tech company Exiger where he developed a European investigations practice, held global AML and sanctions positions in relation to the monitorships of major financial institutions such as HSBC and Credit Agricole and implemented technology tools related to financial crime and ESG across a wide range of industrial and retail sectors and geographies.
At RPC, Sam successfully grew the White-Collar Crime and Compliance practice, handling landmark cases, including advising on the most recent two Deferred Prosecution Agreements with the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), acting as Independent Reviewer for the SFO and being instructed to conduct an investigation relating to Wirecard for the Financial Times. His expertise and leadership have been recognised by Chambers and Legal 500 for many years, where he is ranked as a leading individual in Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime and is tier 1 ranked for Crisis Management.
Toby Lamarque started his financial crime career as an investigator at the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) where he worked on several high-profile fraud and bribery cases. At Exiger, he worked on the Department of Justice's monitorship of HSBC, conducting sanctions and money laundering assurance in locations across Asia. At RPC, he focused on financial crime investigations and compliance work, particularly in bribery, corruption, sanctions and fraud.
Robert Semp specialises in financial crime and regulatory advice in the areas of anti-bribery and corruption, fraud and sanctions, in both contentious and non-contentious matters. He also has notable experience in civil fraud investigations and third-party risk management.
Osama Al Jayousi brings a wealth of experience from his career at big four accounting firms and as a Global Head of Ethics and Compliance for a FTSE 100 company. His expertise spans independent reviews with the Serious Fraud Office, risk assessments, ESG, and remediation plans. Osama has also been involved in liquidation processes and regulatory inquiries from various financial authorities. While at RPC, he was seconded to clients as interim head of compliance.
The Regulatory and Investigations practice provides clients with a full suite of regulatory and investigations services, from compliance and risk management matters, support throughout internal and regulatory investigations, enforcement action, to remediation and recovery.
The practice provides clients with on-the-ground support in emerging markets including Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America, as well as deep experience in the mature regulatory and enforcement markets of the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and Canada.
These hires continue the growth of Clyde & co regulatory and investigations practice, with the recent hires of energy regulatory specialist Marianne Anton and data protection and privacy specialist Isabel Simpson in London.
