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  • Recognized as Leading Corporate and M&A Advisor by Chambers USA (2009, 2010)
  • Washington Law & Politics - Rising Star (2006)

  • 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

  • Washington
  • Colorado
  • Foreign Legal Consultant – Law Society of Upper Canada

Kenneth G. Sam

Partner
Toronto, Denver
P: (416) 367-7373, (303) 629-3445
F: (416) 367-7371, (303) 629-3450
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Mr. Sam is a member of the firm's Canada practice group and the Canadian Cross-Border practice. Mr. Sam is Partner in Charge of Dorsey's Toronto office. 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.

A major portion of his practice is devoted to counseling foreign companies and institutions with respect to public and private financings and securities law compliance issues, including preparation and review of periodic reports, as well as mergers and acquisitions, takeover defense and other related issues. Mr. Sam represents leading institutional investors, including RAB Capital plc, on U.S. securities law matters.

Mr. Sam is also the firm's principal contact for listings on the OTCQUX.

Representative Transactions

Recent Capital Markets Transactions
Issuer Representation
  • Eldorado Gold Corporation in Cdn$186 million Common Share Offering (January 2006); Cdn$77 million Common Share Offering (November, 2004); Cdn$62 million Unit Offering (August, 2003) and Cdn$32 million Unit Offering (December, 2002) 
  • Rare Element Resources Ltd. in Cdn$57.5 million Equity Offering (December 2010); Cdn$8.8 million Equity Offering (April 2010) 
  • Oncolytics Biotech, Inc. in $25 million Equity Offering (November 2010); $12.75 million Equity Shelf Offering (November 2009); Cdn$6.9 million Equity Shelf Offering (May, 2009); Cdn$12 million Unit Offering (February, 2007); Cdn$16.48 million Unit offering (December 2005) 
  • International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. in Cdn$105.37 million Equity Offering (November 2010); Cdn$26 million Equity Offering (April 2010); Cdn$10.5 million Equity Offering (March 2009) 
  • Vista Gold Corp. in $29.7 million Equity Offering (April 2011); $33.75 million Equity Offering (October 2010); $23 million Equity Offering (September 2009) 
  • Midway Gold Corp. in Cdn$12 million Equity Offering (June 2011); Cdn$4 million Equity Offering (November 2010); Cdn$6.6 million Equity Offering (June 2010) 
  • Minefinders Corporation in Cdn$151.5 million Equity Offering (December 2010); in $32.9 million Debt Exchange (November 2010); Cdn$69.75 million Equity Offering (September 2009); Cdn$40 million Equity Offering (December, 2008); $85 million Convertible Debenture Offering by JPMorgan (October, 2006); Cdn$82.4 million common share offering (April 2006); Cdn$33 million Common Share Offering (December, 2003) and Cdn$14 million Common Share Offering (January, 2003) 
  • Endeavour Silver Corp. in Cdn$56.3 million Equity Offering (December 2010); Cdn$18.5 million Equity Offering (October 2009); Cdn$20.3 million Equity Financing (April, 2009) 
  • Baja Mining Corp. in Cdn$184 million Equity Offering (November 2010); Cdn$17.5 million Equity Offering (August 2010) 
  • Alexco Resource Corp. in Cdn$41 million Equity Offering (December 2010); Cdn$25.725 million Equity Offering (February 2010); Cdn$9.5 million Flow Through Share Offering (December 2009); Cdn$6 million Equity Offering (March 2009); Cdn$7 million Equity Offering (October, 2008) 
  • Exeter Resource Corporation in Cdn$50 million Equity Offering (October 2010); Cdn$50 million Equity Offering (November 2009); Cdn$29 million Equity Offering (February, 2009) 
  • Uranerz Energy Corp. in $20 million Equity “at-the-market” Offering (December 2010); $20 million Equity Offering (October 2009) 
  • Augusta Resource Corporation in Cdn$30 million Equity Offering (August 2010); Cdn$32.5 million Equity Offering (March 2010); Cdn$28.75 million Equity Offering (August 2009); Cdn$5 million Equity Offering (April 2009); Cdn$35 million Equity Offering (June 2007) 
  • Gryphon Gold Corporation in Cdn$10 million Equity Offering (May 2011); Cdn$3 million Debt Offering (July 2011); Cdn$4.5 million Debt Offering (November 2011) 
  • Entrée Gold Inc. in Cdn$14.4 million Equity Offering (November 2011) 
  • Timberline Resources Corp. in $5 million Equity Offering (March 2011); Shelf Registration of $6.8 million Equity Offering (February, 2009) 
  • Mercator Minerals, Ltd. in Cdn$80.5 million Equity Offering (September 2009); Cdn$40 million Equity Offering (May, 2009); $23.3 million Equity Offering (January, 2009); Cdn$139 million Debt and Equity Offering (February 2007); Cdn$10 million unit offering (April 2005) 
  • Nevada Copper Corp. in Cdn$65 million Equity Offering (August 2011); Cdn$23.675 million Equity Offering (April 2010) 
  • Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Ltd. in Cdn$110 million Equity Offering (April 2011) 
  • Rainy River Resources Ltd. in Cdn$75 million Equity Offering (January, 2011); Cdn$20 million Equity Offering (September 2010); Cdn$55 million Equity Offering (February 2010) 
  • Levon Resources Let. in Cdn$44 million Equity Offering (May 2011) 
  • SilverCrest Mines Inc. in Cdn$30 million Equity Offering (May 2011) 
  • Copper Mountain Mining Corporation in Cdn$40 million Equity Offering (February 2011); Cdn$40 million Equity Offering (February 2011); Cdn$34.5 million Equity Offering (April 2010); Cdn$52.5 million Equity Offering (September 2009) 
  • Elemental Minerals Ltd. in Cdn$53.5 million Equity Offering (August 2011) 
  • Atacama Pacific Gold Corp. in Cdn$32 million Equity Offering (July 2011) 
  • Royal Coal Corp. in $34.5 million Equity Offering (February 2011) 
  • Candente Copper Corp. in $30 million Equity Offering (February 2011); Cdn$30 million Equity Offering (February 2011); Cdn$6.2 million Equity Offering (March 2010) 
  • Amica Mature Lifestyles Inc. in Cdn $23.6 Equity Offeing (February 2011); Cdn$15 million Equity Offering (February 2010) 
  • IC Potash in Cdn$20 million Equity Offering (March 2011); Cdn$15 million Equity Offering (September 2010) 
  • New Zealand Energy Crop. in Cdn$21.9 million Equity Offering (September 2011) 
  • Southern Arc Minerals Inc. in $28.4 million Equity Offering (March 2011) 
  • Nambia Rare Earths Inc. in Cdn$25 million Equity Offering (April 2011) 
  • North Country Gold Corp. in Cdn$25 million Equity Offering (March 2011) 
  • CGA Mining Limited in Cdn$74.8 million Equity Offering (February 2010); Cdn$25 million Equity Offering (October 2009); Cdn$20 million Equity Offering (June, 2009); Cdn$25 million Equity Offering (February, 2009) 
  • East West Petroleum Corp. in Cdn$30 Equity Offering (December 2010) 
  • BlackPearl Resources in Cdn$50 million Equity Offering (December 2010) 
  • Prophecy Resource Corp. in Cdn$42 million Equity Offering (December 2010) 
  • Killam Properties, Inc. in Cdn$57.5 million Equity Offering (November 2010); Cdn$24.7 million Equity Offering (July 2009); Cdn$55.9 million Equity Offering (May 2007); Cdn$40 million Equity Offering (February, 2007); Cdn$15 million common share offering (August 2006); Cdn$57.5 million Common Share and Convertible Debt offering (May 2005); Cdn$22 million Common Share Offering (November, 2003) 
  • Scorpio Gold in Cdn$11.6 million Equity Offering (Janaury 2011); Cdn$12.5 million Equity Offering (March 2010) 
  • Ratel Gold Limited in Cdn$40 million Equity Offering (December 2010); Cdn$14 million Equity Offering and spin out (August 2010) 
  • Alamos Gold Inc. in Cdn$83.2 million Bought Deal Financing (February, 2009) 
  • Bayou Bend Petroleum Ltd. in Cdn$105 million Subscription Receipt Financing (September 2009); Cdn$200 million Equity Offering (February 2007)

Underwriter Representation
  • Counsel to BMO Capital Markets and TD Securities Inc. in Cdn$427.6 million equity offering by Detour Gold (August 2011); Counsel to BMO Capital Markets, RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and UBS Securities Canada in Cdn$500 million convertible debenture offering by Detour Gold (December 2010); and BMO Capital Markets, TD Securities Inc. and RBC Capital Markets in Cdn$282 million equity offering by Detour Gold (July 2010) 
  • Counsel to BMO Capital Markets in Cdn$30 million Equity Offering by Victoria Gold Corp. (November 2011) 
  • Counsel to BMO Capital Markets in Cdn$120 million Equity Offering by Romarco Minerals Inc. (April 2010) 
  • Counsel to BMO Nesbitt Burns in $75 million Equity Offering (December 2009) and $125 million Convertible Debt Offering (November 2007) by Golden Star Resources Ltd. 
  • Counsel to Haywood Securities Inc. and Agents in Cdn$44.4 million Equity Offering by Coalspur Mines Limited (May 2011) 
  • Counsel to Haywood Securities Inc. and Agents in Cdn$13.2 million Equity Offering by Mirasol Resources Ltd. (December 2011) 
  • Counsel to Haywood Securities Inc. and Agents in Cdn$52 million Equity Offering by Mantra Resources Limited (December 2009) 
  • Counsel to Dundee Securities Corporation and Underwriters in Cdn$41.3 million Equity Offering (December 2009) and Cdn$17.1 million Equity Offering by Keegan Resources Inc. (May, 2009) 
  • Counsel to Canaccord Genuity Corp. in Cdn$38.3 million offering by PNG Gold Corp. (July 2011) 
  • Counsel to Canaccord Genuity Corp. in Cdn$7.3 million offering by Thunderbird Energy Corp. 
  • Counsel to Canaccord Genuity Corp. in Cdn$10 million offering by Josephine Mining Corp. (March 2011) 
  • Counsel to Raymond James Ltd. in Cdn$17.3 million Equity Offering by Kiska Metals Corporation (March 2011) 
  • Counsel to Salman Partners in Cdn$22.5 million Equity Offering by Powertech Uranium Corp. (March 2011) 
  • Counsel to Salman Partners in Cdn$25 million Equity Offering by Great Panther Silver Ltd. (April 2011) 
  • Counsel to Dundee Securities Ltd. in Cdn$86.25 million Gold Linked Debt Offering by Colossus Minerals Inc. (November 2011) 
  • Counsel to Dundee Securities Ltd. in Cdn$22.77 million Equity Offering by Golden Predator Corp. (March 2011)

Recent Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Counsel to Detour Gold Corporation in acquisition of Trade Winds Ventures Inc. (December 2011) 
  • Counsel toRealm Energy International Corporation in acquisition by San Leon Energy plc (November 2011) 
  • Counsel to Ridgeline Energy Services Inc. in acquisition of Danzil Applied Sciences LLC (December 2011) 
  • Counsel to Timberline Resources Corporation in disposition of drilling subsidiary (November 2011) 
  • Counsel to Full Metal Minerals Ltd. in spin out of Full Metal Zinc Ltd. (July 2011) 
  • Counsel to Candente Copper Corp. in spin out of Cobriza Metals Corp. (October 2011) 
  • Counsel to Pediment Gold Corp. in acquisition by Argonaut Gold Inc. (January 2011) 
  • Counsel to Eldorado Gold Corp. in acquisition of Brazauro Resources Corporation (July 2010) 
  • Counsel to CGA Mining Limited in spin off of Ratel Gold Limited (August 2010) 
  • Counsel to Brett Resources Inc. in acquisition by Osisko Mining Corporation (August 2010) 
  • Counsel to Timberline Resources Corp. in acquisition of Staccato Gold Resources (June 2010) 
  • Counsel to Underworld Resources Inc. in acquisition by Kinross Gold Corporation (June 2010) 
  • Counsel to Linear Gold Corporation in business combination with Apollo Gold Corporation to form Brigus Gold Corp. (June 2010) 
  • Counsel to Etruscan Resources Inc. in acquisition by Endeavour Financial Corporation (September 2010) 
  • Wildcat Silver Corporation in acquisition of Mammoth Minerals Inc. and spin-off of Riva Gold Corporation (July 2010) 
  • Scorpio Mining Corporation in acquisition of Platte River Gold Inc. (February 2010) 
  • Counsel to Ventura Gold Corp. in acquisition by International Minerals Corporation (January 2010) 
  • Counsel to First Majestic Silver Corp. in acquisition of Normabec Mining Resources (November 2009) 
  • Counsel to Manta Mining Inc. in spin off of AsiaBaseMetals Inc. (October 2009) 
  • Counsel to IC Potash Corp. in acquisition of Trigon Uranium Corp. (December 2009) 
  • Counsel to Brilliant Mining in disposition of Donegal Resources Pty to Panoramic Resources Limited and shareholder distribution of Panoramic ordinary shares (May 2009)
  • Counsel to Scorpio Gold Corporation acquisition of Cincoro Capital Corp. (June 2009) 
  • Counsel to Eldorado Gold Corporation in disposition of Brazilian assets to AngloGold Ashanti (December, 2008) 
  • Counsel to Western Uranium Corporation spin off of Western Lithium Canada Corporation (July, 2008) 
  • Counsel to Skygold acquisition of Wildrose Resources Ltd. (July, 2008) 
  • Counsel to Golden Cycle Gold Corporation in acquisition by AngloGold Ashanti (June 2008) 
  • Counsel to Eldorado Gold Corporation in tender offer acquisition of Frontier Pacific Mining Corporation (July 2008)

Recent Initial Public Offerings
  • Westport Innovations Inc. in U.S. Initial Public Offering (2008)
  • Underwriter Counsel to Bolder Investment Partners Ltd. and Canaccord Financial Ltd. in IPO (TSX Venture Exchange) by Vuzix Corporation (December 2009)
  • Underwriter Counsel to Canaccord Financial Ltd. in IPO (TSX Venture Exchange) by BE Resources (October 2009)
  • Underwriter Counsel to Bolder Investment Partners, Ltd. in Initial Public Offering by ID WatchDog Inc. (2008)
  • Gryphon Gold Corporation in Initial Public Offering of Units (December 2005)
  • Lead Underwriter Counsel to Sanders Morris Harris and National Securities in Marchex, Inc. Initial Public Offering (2004)

Presentations

  • OTCQX Listing Workshop for Canadian Issuers in Toronto (February 2011); Vancouver (May 2011); Montreal (June 2011); Calgary (November 2011) 
  • Reverse Merger Conference Speaker – RTO Public Transactions in Canada (Toronto)(June 2010) 
  • TMX Group in-house Legal and Listing Presentation (June 2010) 
  • 2009 TSX Group U.S. Road Show (Los Angeles, Phoenix) 
  • Raising Capital in Uncertain Times – TiE Rockies (January 2009) 
  • TSX Going Public Webinar – TSX Group (May 2009) 
  • 2008 TSX Group U.S. Road Show, Panel Participant (Denver, Houston, Phoenix) 
  • Global IPO Trends, PLI – Bowne Securities Law Update – Denver, CO (October 2007) 
  • 2007 TSX Group U.S. Road Show, Panel Participant (Denver – June 2007; Phoenix – October 2007; Chicago – November 2007) 
  • American Stock Exchange Listing and Continued Listing Compliance, Dorsey & Whitney LLP and AMEX Vancouver, BC (June 2007) 
  • U.S. Securities Law Compliance for Foreign Broker-Dealers, Dorsey & Whitney LLP Vancouver, BC (June 2007) 
  • Art of the Deal, Silicon-Flat Irons panel participant (April 2007) 
  • Power of Angel Investing, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (January, 2007) 
  • U.S. Securities Laws Going Public Workshop for Foreign Issuers, Alberta Institute of Chartered Accountants (March 2006) 
  • Panel Moderator – Intellectual Property Due Diligence, BioWest 2006 (August, 2006) 
  • Raising Money Legally, Rockies Venture Club – 18th Annual Colorado Capital Conference (June, 2006) 
  • U.S. Securities Laws Going Public Workshop for Foreign Issuers, Alberta Institute of Chartered Accountants (March 2006) 
  • Listing on the American Stock Exchange, Dorsey & Whitney LLP and AMEX Vancouver Presentation (October 2005) 
  • Overview of U.S. Securities Laws, Institute of Chartered Accountants British Columbia (February 2005) 
  • Going Public in the United States, Alberta Institute of Chartered Accountants (February 2005) 
  • Employment Matters for Public Companies, Dorsey & Whitney LLP (March 2005) 
  • Mergers & Acquisitions: Leading Players – Leading Deals (April 2005)

Professional Activities

  • Washington State Bar Association Member, Business and Corporate Law Sections
  • Washington Asian Bar Association
  • Colorado Bar Association

Civic & Community Activities

  • Asian Pacific American Bar Association: Board Member (2008, 2009)
  • Organization of Chinese Americans, Colorado Chapter:  Board Member, Secretary and Corporate and Finance Committee Chair (2004, 2005)

Attorney Articles

December 14, 2011
Canuck Firms Caught in US Regulator’s Dragnet
October 2010
“OTCQX Listing Guide for Canadian Issuers” (co-authors, Kenneth Sam, Christopher Doerksen and Jason Brenkert) published by OTC Markets
2009
"Cross Border Legal and Tax Considerations for U.S. Issuers" published by TMX Group
Summer 2008
Practical Implications of SEC Rule 144 Changes on Canadian Companies
Spring 2008
Mining Companies Look to Variety of Capital Sources