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Samuel Li *

Partner Fasken
When advising on M&A or financing transactions, our job is to navigate the complex legal issues and assist our clients in making the right strategic decisions during an important and stressful time for their business.
Jurisdiction British Columbia, 2009
Language(s) English
Office(s) Vancouver
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Overview

Samuel Li is a member of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance, and Information Technology groups in Vancouver, with a focus on securities and M&A in the mining and technology sectors.

Samuel Li is a part of the firm’s Securities and Technologies Practice Group. Samuel advises public and private clients on a variety of securities and corporate transactions, including public and private financings, including Canadian and cross-border public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, takeover bids and reorganizations. He also assists listed companies with the various reporting, continuous disclosure and compliance obligations required by applicable securities regulators and stock exchanges and general corporate matters.

Samuel received his Juris Doctor from the University of Toronto, and graduated with honours in Accounting from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. Samuel is a regular contributor to the firm’s Timely Disclosure blog on the topics of M&A, corporate finance and securities.

Achievements

  • Recognized in Securities Law in Vancouver, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026
  • Recognized in Mergers and Acquisitions in Vancouver, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2025 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Corporate Finance and Securities, Lexpert 2025
  • First Generation Entrance Scholarship, 12/30/2005

Experience

  • Mkango Resources Ltd completes £12.5 million multi‑jurisdictional equity fundraise, [Deal - Mkango Resources Ltd.], On April 10, 2026, Mkango Resources Ltd, a dual‑listed AIM and TSX‑V company focused on rare earths, recycling, magnet production and sustainable supply chains, successfully completed an oversubscribed £12.5 million (approximately C$23.0 million) equity fundraise in April 2026. The fundraise co...
  • Mode Insurance Services acquisition expands SPG Canada’s offering, [Deal - Mode Insurance Services Ltd.], Landmark expansion in the insurance industry
  • Aris Mining closes US$450 million senior notes offering, [Deal - Aris Mining Corporation], Senior notes offering for Aris Mining
  • Eldorado Gold closes strategic investment in Amex Exploration, [Deal - Eldorado Gold Corporation], Strategic Investment by Eldorado Gold in Amex Exploration
  • Eldorado Gold Corporation in connection with its $135 million bought deal financing and $81.5 million strategic investment, [Deal - Eldorado Gold Corporation], Eldorado announces cross border bought deal prospectus financing with a concurrent equity investment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
  • Rogers Communications Inc. acquires Shaw Communications Inc. for CA$26 billion, [Deal - Rogers Communications Inc.], Rogers-Shaw merger closes, forming new telecom giant
  • Mkango Resources Ltd. announces closing of £3.5 million investment by CoTec Holdings Corp, [Deal - Mkango Resources Ltd.], Investment in rare earth technologies industry
  • GCM Mining Corp. and Aris Gold Corporation complete arrangement to create Aris Mining Corporation, [Deal - Aris Gold Corporation], GCM Mining Corp. and Aris Gold Corporation Complete Arrangement to Create Aris Mining Corporation
  • Anglo Pacific Group acquires South32 royalty portfolio, [Deal - Anglo Pacific Group PLC], On July 19, 2022, Anglo Pacific Group PLC (“APG”), an LSE and TSX listed company, acquired a portfolio of royalties over advanced development stage copper and nickel projects from South32 Royalty Investments Pty Ltd for US$185 million (with further contingent consideration of up to US$15 million)...

Career & Education

Education

  • JD University of Toronto
  • B Comm (Hons), Accounting University of British Columbia

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Law Society of BC
  • CBA

Knowledge

  • Share Buy-Backs, Shareholder Activism, Takeover Bids and IPOs: CSA Proposes Sweeping Changes to Canadian Securities Law, 5/21/2026
  • Is Semi-Annual Financial Reporting Right for You? The CSA’s Pilot Project for Venture Issuers Is Now Live, 3/23/2026
  • To SAR or Not to SAR? The Pros, Cons and Complexities of Semi-Annual Reporting by Public Companies, 2/18/2026
  • 2025 M&A Year in Review, 12/9/2025
  • “A Change is a Change” – The Supreme Court Rejects a Narrow Interpretation of “Material Change”, 12/1/2025
  • Appraisal Rights in Public M&A: Deal Structure, Deal Price, and Trading Price, 11/12/2025
  • CSA Finalizes Expedited Shelf Prospectus Regime for Well-Known Seasoned Issuers, 9/24/2025
  • The CSA’s Overhaul of Mining Disclosure: Last Chance to Comment, 9/3/2025
  • ASC Gives Guidance on Canada’s Takeover Bid Regime and Directors’ Duties in Cease-Trading a Poison Pill, 8/14/2025
  • Break Fees in M&A: Two Cautionary Tales, 7/10/2025

Events

  • Symposium 2024 - Common Disputes Arising from Preliminary Business Negotiations (and How to Avoid Them), 11/21/2024
  • Symposium 2022 - Recent Trends in Mergers & Acquisitions, 11/3/2022
  • Changes to the Accredited Investor Exemption and Other Things You Need to Know, 4/30/2015

News

  • Fasken recognized by ACG British Columbia in Deal of the Year 2019, 10/31/2019
  • Business in Vancouver mentions Fasken Lawyers in an article on their joining the Firm, 2/12/2019
  • Fasken Adds 17 New Partners, 1/31/2019
  • Lexpert Magazine mentions Fasken lawyers in an article about U.S. Concrete, Inc. acquiring Polaris Materials Corp, 11/17/2017

Publications

  • 2017 ISS and Glass Lewis Updates, 11/24/2016
  • Defensive Private Placements Under the New Take-Over Bids Regime, 11/2/2016
  • First Hostile Takeover Bid Launched Under New Canadian Regime, 7/14/2016
  • Righting a Wrong: Canadian Regulators Improve the Rights Offering Regime, 2/16/2016
  • 2016 ISS and Glass Lewis Updates, 12/4/2015
  • New Proposed Prospectus Exemption for Retail Investors, 7/17/2015
  • 2015 ISS and Glass Lewis Updates, 12/19/2014
Article 2017 ISS and Glass Lewis Updates
Article Defensive Private Placements Under the New Take-Over Bids Regime Timely Disclosure
Article First Hostile Takeover Bid Launched Under New Canadian Regime

Speaking Engagements

  • Part II - Managing Unintended Consequences, 11/7/2019
Speaker Part II - Managing Unintended Consequences Business Transitions Forum location location Vancouver, BC