Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Gendel Mitchell
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MDC PARTNERS INC [MDCA]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
General Counsel & Secretary
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O MDC PARTNERS INC., 950 THIRD AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/19/2007
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Subordinate Voting Shares               28,000 (1) D  
Class A Subordinate Voting Shares 03/19/2007   F   4,506 D $ 7.73 23,494 (2) D  
Financial Performance-Based Restricted Stock Class A Shares 03/20/2007   A   35,014 A $ 0 58,508 (3) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Right (4) $ 10.05             11/17/2005 11/17/2008 Class A Subordinate Voting Shares 50,000   50,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Gendel Mitchell
C/O MDC PARTNERS INC.
950 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
      General Counsel & Secretary  

Signatures

 /s/ Gendel Mitchell   03/21/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 25,000 Financial Performance-Based Restricted Stock (Class A Shares) of the Issuer, awarded February 28, 2006. 12,500 Shares were deemed to have fully vested on March 15, 2007. The remaining portion may vest in 2008 and / or 2009 if the Issuer achieves specified financial performance targets in 2007 - 2008, and is dependent upon continued employment. Such financial targets are set forth in a "Financial Performance-Based Restricted Stock Agreement", a form of which was filed by the Issuer as an exhibit to a Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 2, 2006.
(2) At the time the 12,500 Shares vested, the Reporting Person elected to have 4,506 of the fully vested Class A Shares withheld to satisfy I.R.S. withholding, and the remaining 7,994 fully-vested, unrestricted Shares were issued.
(3) A portion of the Financial Performance-Based Restricted Stock (Class A Shares) of the Issuer awarded March 20, 2007 may vest in each of 2008, 2009, or 2010 if the Issuer achieves specified financial performance targets in 2007, 2008, and 2009, and is dependent upon continued employment.
(4) Stock Appreciation Rights (previously granted on November 17, 2004) vest 1/3 on each anniversary of the grant date, expire four years from the grant date, and are settled in cash or stock at the discretion of the Issuer.

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