ABOUT

Madeleine advises clients in entertainment and digital and interactive media, with specialized expertise in copyright, cultural policy and creative and commercial disputes. She currently practices as part of Stohn Hay Cafazzo Heim Finlay LLP.

Madeleine’s practice spans the music, videogame and film industries as well as other arts and media sectors. She helps artists, developers, producers, rights-holders and collectives protect their interests and maximize the value of their creative works.

Prior to joining Stohn Hay Cafazzo Heim Finlay LLP, Madeleine led her own boutique firm (MCB Legal Studio) after practising with both a top-tier national firm and a respected litigation boutique. Her advocacy experience includes high-stakes mediations and negotiations, trials, appeals and other contested proceedings, at all levels of provincial and federal courts and various administrative tribunals.

Madeleine’s family on her father’s side is Stó:lō, whose traditional territory is the Fraser River Valley in British Columbia. She is committed to supporting Indigenous creators and communities, with a particular interest in the protection of Indigenous traditional knowledge and cultural expressions under intellectual property law.

Madeleine also regularly mentors Indigenous youth and proudly serves as a member of the Giiwedin Anang Council of Aboriginal Legal Services, a council composed of Indigenous community members that provides an alternative dispute resolution program for mediating child welfare, custody, and access disputes involving Indigenous families. A key objective of the Giiwedin Anang Council is to ensure that children’s relationships with their Indigenous culture, traditions, and history are respected, protected, and maintained.

In her downtime, Madeleine enjoys painting, video games and live music. Her python, Daisy, works part time as her office assistant.

• Juris Doctor, with a designation in Litigation, Dispute Resolution and the Administration of Justice; Osgoode Hall Law School.

• Osgoode Certificate in Intellectual Property Licensing; Osgoode Hall Law School, PD.

• Osgoode Certificate in Entertainment Law; Osgoode Hall Law School, PD.

• Certificate in Intellectual Property, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

• Copyright Masterclass; Intellectual Property Institute of Canada/McGill University.

• Bachelor of Arts (Comparative Literature and Culture); Western University

• Repeatedly recognized as ‘One to Watch’ in corporate and commercial litigation by Best Lawyers in Canada.

• Honourary Speaker; Ontario Bar Association’s Supreme Evening (Introduction of Keynote Speaker, the Honourable Justice Michelle O’Bonsawin of the Supreme Court of Canada), 2023.

• Volunteer in Profile Award; Canadian Bar Association, 2021.

• Harvey T. Strosberg Essay Prize; Irwin Law and Harvey T. Strosberg LLP, 2017.

• Gurston Allen Prize in Conflict of Laws; Osgoode Hall Law School, 2016.

• J. Edward (Ted) Thompson Q.C. Memorial Scholarship; Osgoode Hall Law School, 2016.

• Madeleine was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2018.

• She is a member of the Indigenous Bar Association, the Advocates’ Society, and the Esports Bar Association.

• Director, Artists’ Legal Advice Services (ALAC).

• Former Co-Chair of the OBA's Pro Bono Committee.