William G. Horton
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Barrister, Arbitrator, Mediator



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Professional Qualifications

Called to the Bar: Ontario, Canada 1976

Other calls to the Bar (not current): Alberta, New Brunswick

Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours): Osgoode Hall Law School 1974

Bachelor of Arts: Victoria College, University of Toronto 1971

FCIArb: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators 1997

University of Windsor: ADR Workshop 2001

Harvard Law School/PIL: Mediation Workshop, 2004

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators: Fellowship course, Berlin 1996

Law Firms

Laskin, Jack, Horton & Harris (partner 1978-1982)

McMillan Binch (articling student and associate 1974-1978 and partner 1982-2000)

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (partner 2000-2006)

(Served terms as head of litigation at McMillan Binch and Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP)

Current Practice Barrister, Arbitrator, Mediator  

General Practice Description (See Case Experience page for details)

               Bill Horton has appeared before all levels of courts up to and including the Supreme Court of Canada and has served as both an arbitrator and counsel in commercial arbitrations.  Bill has successfully represented clients in significant cases involving business and corporate disputes, fraud, lender liability, international banking disputes, litigation arising from major insolvencies and reorganizations, fiduciary duty and good faith obligations, directors and officers liability, professional liability, insurance and reinsurance disputes, competition offences, defamation, shareholder disputes, class action and injunctive remedies.

Professional Associations

  • International Bar Association (past chair of the International Litigation Committee of the Section on Business Law)
  • ADR Chambers, Toronto (Co-Chair ADR Chambers International; Resident Toronto Chambers)
  • ICDR (Panel Member)
  • ICC (Canadian Roster Member)
  • CIETAC (China International Economic Trade and Arbitration Commission) (Member: Panel of Arbitrators)
  • ADR Institute of Canada (arbitration member, editorial board ADRIC Journal)
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Fellow)
  • Arbitration Roundtable of Toronto (Founding Member)
  • The Advocates’ Society (former director)
  • The Law Society of Upper Canada (member, former counsel to Complaints Review Committee)
  • International Law Association (former Director, Canadian Branch; Program Co-Chair 2006 Biennial Conference)
  • Osgoode Hall Law School (former lecturer in civil procedure, assistant instructor in LLM program)
  • NAFTA 2022 Committee (Canadian member)
  • British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre (member of the international panel)
  • Vis Moot (memorial judge and adjudicator)
  • Canadian Bar Association (member)
  • Ontario Bar Association (member, former member editorial board “Briefly Speaking”))
  • American Bar Association (member)
Professional Recognitions

Bill is recognized in the following recent surveys:

  • 2008 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory:  International Commercial Arbitration (Most Frequently Recommended), Corporate Commercial Litigation (Most Frequently Recommended), Directors and Officers Litigation (Repeatedly Recommended), Securities Litigation (Repeatedly Recommended).
  • Legal Media Group’s Guide to the World’s Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration 2008
  • The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers Commercial Litigation 2008, published by Law Business Research
  • The 2008 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Arbitration and Litigation – Corporate/Commercial)
  • Peer selection for Best Lawyers in Canada 2008 in four specialties: Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Director & Officer Liability
  • The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers 2007, published by Law Business Research – Ten Most Highly Regarded Individuals (Global) in the field of commercial litigation:  "As in previous years, William Horton is the country's most highly nominated litigator.  Academically strong and tremendous in the courtroom."
  • Lexpert 2007: Leading US/Canada Cross Border Litigation Lawyers in Canada
  • The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers 2006, published by Law Business Research – Ten Most Highly Regarded Individuals (Global) in the field of commercial litigation, “most highly nominated” and “a very well known litigator with a tremendously strong reputation.” 
  • The 2007 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Litigation – Corporate/Commercial)
  • Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2006 – Rank 3 (Dispute Resolution: Ontario), “won praise as an ‘incredibly capable, superb lawyer’ with an ‘excellent courtroom presence’ to boot.” 
  • Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2007 – Rank 3 “recommended as a go-to lawyer for arbitration"
  • Martindale-Hubbell – AV Peer Review Rating (Very High to Pre-eminent), “shows that a lawyer has reached the height of professional excellence, has usually practiced law for many years, and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity”
  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2006 – Consistently Recommended (Litigation – Corporate/Commercial, and International Commercial Arbitration)
  • Legal Media Group’s The Best of the Best 2006 (Litigation Lawyers – Canada)
  • Legal Media Group’s Guide to the World’s Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration 2006Legal Media Group’s Guide to the World’s Leading Litigation Lawyers 2006
  •  PLC Which Lawyer?  Yearbook 2006 (Dispute Resolution)




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