Samaa has been singled out by clients for being “spectacular”, “outstanding,” “energetic and determined,” a “magnificent lawyer,” and “really, really phenomenal” (Chambers USA). Sources also acknowledge her as being a “first-class arbitration lawyer; one of the best in the region” (Who’s Who Legal) and a “global leader” whose “reputation is sky rocketing” (Who’s Who Legal). She is one of fifteen international arbitration practitioners in North America singled out by Who’s Who Legal as a Global Elite Thought Leader – Arbitration.