Samantha obtained her Juris Doctor from the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Samantha is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and obtained her Bachelor of Commerce with Honours from the UBC Sauder School of Business.
During law school, Samantha provided legal services to small businesses through the Business Law Clinic, worked as a Law Tutor and Legal Researcher for the Real Estate Division at the UBC Sauder School of Business, and served as Co-President of the Allard Law and Business Society. Prior to law school, Samantha worked in audit at an international accounting firm and in financial planning and analysis at a technology Fortune 500 company.
Awards and Recognition
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Joan Joyce Carter Memorial Scholarship (2026)
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Irene M. Stewart Memorial Award in Law (2025)
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Panvini Scholarship in Law (2025)
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McMillan LLP Peter M. Bark Memorial Scholarship (2024)
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Blake Cassels Graydon Prize in Legal Research and Writing (2024)
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CPA Education Foundation of BC William G. Rowe Memorial Scholarship (2019)
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Pierre Berthier Education Abroad Scholarship (2019)
Community Involvement
- Business Law Clinic, Student Clinician (2025)
- Allard Law and Business Society, Co-President (2024-25), 1L Representative (2023-24)
- UBC Law Review, Associate Business Manager (2024-25), Assistant Editor (2023-24)
Credentials
Education
- Allard School of Law (UBC), JD (2026)
- Rotman School of Management (U of T), Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting (2020)
- UBC Sauder School of Business, BCom (2020)
Languages
- English
- Cantonese
- Mandarin
Professional Affiliations
- Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia
- Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (BC)
