Madeleine is an associate in our Disputes group. She maintains a broad civil and commercial litigation practice.
Madeleine obtained her J.D. from Osgoode Hall Law School, where she graduated in the top 3% of her class and received several academic awards.
Madeleine received recognition for her oral and written advocacy throughout law school. She represented Osgoode at the national level as an oralist in the Gale Cup Moot and the Harold G. Fox Intellectual Property Moot, where she received the Gordon F. Henderson Award for Best Respondent Factum. She also received a Top Oralist Award at an Osgoode-wide mooting competition and a Second Place Oralist Award at the Cassels Brock Cup.
Madeleine’s research papers were selected submissions at the 2022 and 2023 Osgoode Hall Law Journal J.D. Research Symposia. At the 2022 symposium, she presented her paper “Should Humans Get Credit for a Bot’s Work?” regarding the copyrightability of works generated by autonomous artificial intelligence. The following year, she presented her research paper that explored issues at the intersection of corporate law and human rights.
Prior to attending law school, Madeleine worked in the Office of Mergers & Acquisitions at the Ontario Securities Commission.
Areas of Expertise
Latest Insights
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Osler Update December 1, 2025
From pit wall to policy: what Lundin means for public company disclosure
The SCC’s recent decision provides guidance on the distinction between material facts and material changes under Ontario securities law.
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Osler Update August 8, 2025
Federal government ordered to pay investors hundreds of millions for failing to live up to wireless spectrum licence auction promises
An Ontario decision has held the federal government liable for hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to investors in wireless spectrum licences.
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Blog July 23, 2025
Expanded enforcement powers: is CIRO now exercising ‘statutory’ powers?
Recent statutory amendments have expanded the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization’s (CIRO) enforcement toolkit.
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Blog March 31, 2025
Court of Appeal takes a purposive approach in affirming certification of a securities class action against a crypto asset trading platform
A recent decision provides insight into the approach Ontario courts are taking to securities class actions involving cryptocurrencies.
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Awards and Recognition
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Recipient of the Dean’s Letter for Cumulative Academic Excellence – standing in the top 3% of the graduating class (Osgoode)
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IP Osgoode David Vaver Medal for Excellence in Intellectual Property Law
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Dentons Canada LLP Prize for excellence in academic studies and making a significant contribution to the Moot Court Program
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Clifton H. Lane Memorial Prize for highest standing in Property Law
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Fogler, Rubinoff LLP Prize for highest standing in Property Law
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Ronald J. Rolls ’58 Q.C. Prize for highest standing in Legal Process (Civil Procedure)
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Harold G. Fox Intellectual Property Moot – Gordon F. Henderson Award for Best Respondent Factum
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Gale Cup Moot – Second Place Team Award
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Cassels Brock Cup – Second Place Oralist Award
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Frozen Open Osgoode Moot – Top Oralist Award
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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Entrance Scholarship (Osgoode)
Speaking and Writing
Speaking Engagements
The Advocates’ Society, 15th Annual Securities Symposium
Panelist, ‘Recent trends in ESG-related securities regulation and enforcement’, September 2025
Osgoode Hall Law School, U.S. Securities Regulation in Comparative Perspective
Guest Lecturer, ‘Materiality and Continuous Disclosure’, January 2025
Published Work
Inadvertent Disclosure of Privileged Materials: Consequences and Best Practices for Counsel, Toronto Law Journal, March 2025 Edition (Toronto Lawyers Association) (co-authored with Mary Paterson)
Riding the Constitutional Waves: The Supreme Court’s Guidance on the Federal Environmental Assessment Pendulum, Annual Review of Civil Litigation, 2024 Edition (Carswell) (co-authored with Sean Sutherland and Ankita Gupta)
Stop, Think, and Disclose – Disclosure Obligations for Partial Settlement Agreements in Environmental Litigation, The Eight-Minute Environmental Lawyer 2023, (Law Society of Ontario) (co-authored with Jennifer Fairfax and Ankita Gupta)
Unprecedented Fines and the Proposed Expansion of Ontario’s Administrative Penalty Regime: Reflections on Increased Environmental Enforcement and a Path Forward, Key Developments in Environmental Law 2023, (Thomson Reuters: Toronto) (co-authored with Jennifer Fairfax, Evan Barz, and Sarah Greenwood)
Credentials
Education
- Osgoode Hall, J.D.
- The Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music, B. Mus. Hons.
Languages
- English
