Kenneth G. Sam
Partner
Mr. Sam is a Partner in Dorsey’s Corporate group and leads our Denver office corporate practice. His practice concentrates in the areas of corporate finance, securities regulation, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate law. Mr. Sam is a leading international corporate finance attorney, who represents companies, underwriters, agents and investors.
Representative Transactions
Recent Equity Offerings
- BMO Nesbitt Burns in $125 million Convertible Debt Offering by Golden Star Resources Ltd. (November 2007)
- Pearl Exploration and Production Ltd. in $110 million Equity Offering (October 2007); in $95.6 million Equity Offering (November, 2006); $37 million Common Share Offering (May, 2006)
- Counsel to International Royalty Corporation in Cdn$63 million Equity Offering (October 2007); Cdn$45 million Unit Offering (February, 2007)
- Mercator Minerals, Ltd. in $139 million Debt and Equity Offering (February 2007); Cdn$10 million unit offering (April 2005)
Recent Mergers and Acquisitions
- Golden Cycle Gold Corporation in acquisition by AngloGold Ashanti (June 2008)
- Eldorado Gold Corporation in tender offer acquisition of Frontier Pacific Mining Corporation (July 2008)
- Pearl Exploration and Production Ltd. in acquisition of heavy oil assets of PetroHunter Energy (November 2007)
Recent Initial Public Offerings
- Westport Innovations Inc. in U.S. Initial Public Offering (2008)
- Underwriter Counsel to Bolder Investment Partners, Ltd. in Initial Public Offering by ID WatchDog Inc. (2008)
- Underwriter Counsel to Canaccord Capital Corporation in Initial Public Offering by BE Resources Inc. (2008)
Admissions
Honors
Washington Law & Politics - Rising Star
Education
- Seattle University School of Law
J.D., 1997, cum laude
Regent Scholar
- University of Colorado at Denver
M.S., Marketing, 1993
- University of Colorado at Denver
B.S., Business Administration, 1991, magna cum laude
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