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Work Department

Intellectual Property and Technology; Public Policy and Regulation; Communications; Technology; Media, Entertainment and Sports

Position

Counsel

Career

Margot is Counsel with Dentons’ Ottawa office and practises with Dentons’ Intellectual Property, Communications Law, Competition Law, and Entertainment | Sports | Media Practice Groups.

Designated by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Certified Specialist in copyright, Margot is formally recognized as a leader in this specialized field. She regularly advises clients on licenses for the acquisition and use of copyright-protected content. She represents clients before the Copyright Board of Canada, and has acted as an expert advisor to international broadcasting organizations on the Canadian copyright system.

Margot is recommended by Best Lawyers in Canada 2013 as one of Canada’s leading lawyers in the area of Communications Law. Her communications law practice is focused on helping her clients navigate the licensing rules and regulatory requirements of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). She works with Canadian and foreign broadcasters to structure the commercial agreements they require to ensure regulatory compliance and successfully launch and operate services in Canada.

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Languages

English; French

Memberships

Director, Copyright Master Class for professionals in the business, legal and public sectors, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada/McGill University, Montreal, 2012
Member, Steering Committee, 16th Biennial National Conference, New Developments in Communications Law and Policy – National Symposium of the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Communications Section of the Canadian Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section

Education

McGill University (LL.B., Distinction), 1997
Queen’s University School of Policy Studies (Master of Public Administration), 1998

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Telecoms

The expertise of the practice at Dentons encompasses telecoms matters involving mobile satellite systems, online streaming services, user generated content platforms and cloud-based computing systems. Domestic and foreign satellite operators, broadcasters and tech companies regularly feature on the group’s client roster. Ottawa-based Monica Song steers the department; her practice has a particular emphasis on the satellite and wireless industries and cloud-based technology companies, with an increasing focus on earth observation satellite service licensing and broadband expansion projects. Key counsels include Gregory Kane KC, who represents telecoms clients in regulatory and appellate litigation, and Margot E Patterson, who advises multinational media companies on broadcasting regulatory matters.

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