Biography
Samara is a partner at ALG. Her practice includes constitutional, commercial, and criminal litigation. Samara defends individuals and organizations in quasi-criminal regulatory proceedings and at trial. She is regularly engaged to solve urgent, complex disputes and manage crises. Samara also acts for professionals, including lawyers, in discipline proceedings.
Samara clerked for Justice Louis LeBel at the Supreme Court of Canada. Before joining ALG she was an associate at one of Toronto’s top commercial litigation boutiques. Samara joined ALG in 2016.
Samara earned her law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School, where she graduated with the Silver Medal. She has a B.A. in History from the University of British Columbia, where she was the valedictorian.
Notable Cases
John Howard Society v Attorney General of Saskatchewan, 2025 SCC 6, (counsel for the Intervener, Queen’s Prison Law Clinic)
R. v. Beaver, 2022 SCC 54 (counsel for the Intervener, Canadian Civil Liberties Association)
R. v. Tessier, 2022 SCC 35(counsel for the Intervener, Canadian Civil Liberties Association)
R. v. Lafrance, 2022 SCC 32 (counsel for the Intervener, Canadian Civil Liberties Association)
Reference re Genetic Non‑Discrimination Act, 2020 SCC 17 (counsel for the Intervener, Privacy Commissioner of Canada)
R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34 (counsel for the Appellant)
Groia v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2018 SCC 27 (counsel for the Intervener, Criminal Lawyers’ Association)
R v Pike and Scott, 2024 ONCA 608 (counsel for the Intervener, Canadian Civil Liberties Association)
Konstan v Berkovits, 2024 ONCA 510 (counsel for the Appellant)
R v. Brown, 2024 ONCA 453 (counsel for the Appellant)
R v. Shaw, 2024 ONCA 119 (counsel for the Appellant)
Toronto Star Newspapers v. Cavey, 2023 ONCA 630 (counsel for the Appellant)
R v. A.B, 2023 ONCA 254 (counsel for the Appellant)
Church of Saint Stephen et al. v. Toronto, 2023 ONSC 6566 (counsel for the Applicant)
R. v. Huang, 2021 ONSC 8372 (counsel for the Applicant)
R. v. Sharma, 2020 ONCA 478 (counsel for the Intervener, Criminal Lawyers’ Association)
R. v. Altiman, 2019 ONCA 511(counsel for the Appellant)
R. v. Othman, 2018 ONCA 1073 (counsel for the Appellant)
R. v. J.C.P., 2018 ONCA 986 (counsel for the Appellant)