Samantha is currently attending the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Samantha is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and obtained a 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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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)
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Trek Excellence Scholarship (2018, 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 Canada
- Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia
- Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (BC)
