Madeleine Claire Brown

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.

Before joining Stohn Hay Cafazzo Heim Finlay LLP, Madeleine led her own boutique firm 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. She also mentors Indigenous youth and serves on the Giiwedin Anang Council of Aboriginal Legal Services.

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