Samantha Freeze

Sami works on international cases involving multinational corporations where human rights abuses have been alleged.

Sami joined Leigh Day as a paralegal in 2019. She trained in the Human Rights department acting for vulnerable adults in the Court of Protection, bereaved families at Inquests, and former children in foster care to obtain redress under the Human Rights Act. She completed her training in the International Group Claims department with a focus on environmental litigation and modern slavery.

She is currently representing over 10,000 Malawian tobacco farmers and their children in their claim against British American Tobacco and Imperial Brands in respect of claims of forced and child labour on farms allegedly supplying tobacco to the companies.

Sami was also part of the legal team who obtained a landmark judgment on jurisdiction and parent company liability, in the case of Lungowe & Others v Vedanta Resources Limited & Konkola Copper Mines which involved alleged environmental pollution in Zambia.

Prior to joining Leigh Day, Sami worked in refugee resettlement in Canada and the Middle East. 

She speaks Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Levantine Arabic. She is a member of the LGBTQ+ Committee.