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[Brief_CV] => Sam Narula is a Forensic Expert Chartered Accountant and Qualified Mediator providing professional expert advice to clients in London nationally and globally.
He graduated from the London School of Economics with a BSc (Hons) in Economics and joined Price Waterhouse (now Price Waterhouse Cooper) where he was part of the group that uncovered the Guinness Fraud. He later set up Samuels & Co (now Samuels LLP) in 1992 and is the Senior Partner of the firm.
Having acted as an Expert Witness for over 24 years, he has provided expertise to UK and international investigation organisations and he has given expert evidence at numerous trials in both the civil and criminal courts for both defence and prosecution, including the Old Bailey.
He is well known in the Anti-Fraud industry and lectures on the subject of Fraud. In addition he has trained Financial Investigators for New Scotland Yard.
He is a Member of the Academy of Experts and a former Deputy Chairman of the Academy. He was previously part of the New Scotland Yard Fraud Panel from the early 1990\'s until it was disbanded in c.2020, as well as serving 4 years on the ICAEW Council. He is a former member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) and the Association of Independent Financial Planners (AIFP).
He has an excellent commercial acumen and has considerable experience of dealing with solicitors, counsel and professionals within the UK and globally. His ability to interact with all people and his open personality set him apart as a true professional.
[Mediator_CV] => Sam Narula is an experienced Mediator having mediated on a number of disputes both personal and commercial, with some 95% of the mediation parties settling on the day or shortly thereafter.
Sam has the ability to address the real issues behind any conflict and he provides a constructive environment for positive outcomes.
His positive negotiation techniques and his ability to communicate in an easy manner and facilitative style, help people to find a solution they are satisfied with and the feedback he has received is overwhelmingly positive.
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Resolution of a dispute via mediation of Partners in a Solicitors firm.
Member of Steering Group of West Kent Mediation Service.
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[Brief_CV2] => Sam has a BSc. (Honours) degree Economics from the London School of Economics (University of London) specialising in Accounting and Finance, with strong computer options.
He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse (now Price Waterhouse Cooper) in London in 1987 and was part of the group that discovered the Guinness Fraud. He was elected onto the Council of the ICAEW between June 2001 and June 2005, and represented the South East area in Council. He is also a member of the InstituteÚs Faculty of Taxation, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and a Qualified Mediator. Sam has been on the New Scotland Yard Fraud Panel since the early 1990s and has acted as an expert witness in numerous criminal cases. Sam is a member of the Fraud Advisory Panel, is a qualified Mediator and a Member of the Academy of Experts.
He became a partner in a medium sized firm in London and was the operational managing partner when he left this firm in 1992 to start his own practice of Samuels & Co.
The firm became Samuels LLP on 1st July 2007 and he became the Senior Partner.
Sam is Chairman of the South East Fraud Forum (SEFF).
Samuels LLP is a firm of Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors. They are authorised to conduct Investment and Mortgage Business by the Financial Services Authority.
The firm has grown at an impressive rate since its inception. The firm has a strong client base ranging from small business entities to large international companies, but more importantly has developed a very specialist niche in the following areas.
Training Law Enforcement in financial skills required to profile, trace and prosecute all aspects of financial related crime. (Proceeds of crime/money laundering.
International Fraud Investigations (New Scotland Yard and Private Sector)
Public Bodies (Government Departments)
International Money Laundering/Tracing Assets
Forensic Accounting and Litigation Support
Solicitors and Accountants Fraud
Acting as a Financial Expert Witness in civil and criminal cases
International Financial Services clients (Financial Reporting Requirements, including the use of Offshore and Nominee Companies)
Systems Evaluations (including money laundering assessments and procedures).
Due Diligence (eg. Mergers and acquisitions, etc)
Training Corporate Management in Fraud Awareness Issues
Commenting in interviews on global media (CNN television)
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