Samer Awadh

Samer Awadh assists clients both in Saskatchewan and abroad. He advises clients on matters involving corporate finance & securities, mergers & acquisitions, banking & commercial lending and other corporate-commercial matters. Samer is fluent in Arabic.

Corporate and securities counsel to TSX-listed and other publicly-traded companies, including on continuous disclosure, prospectus and issuer bid matters
Counsel to purchasers and sellers in M&A transactions
Counsel to lenders and borrowers in commercial lending transactions
Local counsel on various transactions, including to an oil and gas company in connection with credit facilities in the principal amount of $1.5 billion
Saskatchewan counsel to a newly formed REIT in connection with its initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange
Local counsel to a publicly traded company in connection with syndicated credit facilities in the aggregate amount of $380 million
Counsel to various clients on matters involving the transfer of Saskatchewan farm land

Director, Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame (2017-present)
Member, Leaders Council at the Hill and Levene Schools of Business, University of Regina (2017-present)
Executive Member (2016-present), Member (2015-2016), National Business Law Executive Committee, Canadian Bar Association
Treasurer, Regina Soccer Association, Inc. (2016-present; 2015-2016)
Chair, Saskatchewan Business Law South Section, Canadian Bar Association (2015-present)
Member, Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce Youth Education & Training Committee (2015-2016)
Editor, Saskatchewan Law Review (2012-2013)
College of Law Centennial Conference Committee (2010-2012)
Volunteer, Disaster Management, Canadian Red Cross (2007-2010)
Volunteer, Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta (2007-2008)

“Delivery Delays, Foreign Laws and Payment Risks in International Sales Contracts” with Stathy Markatos, 8:3 Global Ventures (September 2016)
“Typical Provisions in Real Estate Opinions” with Scott Masson, Law Society of Saskatchewan Continuing Professional Development seminar on Due Diligence and Legal Opinions (March 2016)