Margot is Counsel with Fraser Milner Casgrain’s Ottawa office and practises with FMC’s 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 licences 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 groups on the Canadian copyright system. 

Margot is recommended by The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012 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.

Margot provides advertising and marketing advice to a broad range of clients in relation to broadcast, print, and online media.

Margot also advises on compliance with Canada's Anti-Spam (CASL) and Privacy laws. Canadian and U.S. clients include businesses in the telecommunications, technology, electronics, gaming, retail, and advertising and marketing industries. She provides practical solutions to ensure that contracts, customer service standards and policies are CASL and privacy law compliant.

Before joining FMC, Margot was General Counsel and Vice-President, Legal Affairs for the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB).