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
• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators: Fellowship course, Berlin 1996
• FCIArb: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators 1997
• University of Windsor: ADR Workshop 2001
• Harvard Law School/PIL: Mediation Workshop, 2004
• ICDR International Symposium in Advanced Case Management Issues, 2007
• Chartered Arbitrator: ADR Institute of Canada, 2009
• ICC Institute Master Class for Arbitrators, Paris, June, 2009
• Controlled Goods Program registration with the Canadian Controlled Goods Directorate, August 2010

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)

General Practice Description

Bill Horton practices as an arbitrator and mediator of Canadian and international business disputes. Has been appointed tribunal chair, sole arbitrator and party nominee in numerous substantial cases, including disputes involving nuclear facilities, telecom, satellite and wireless industry disputes, government privatization contracts, cross border distribution agreements, software licensing and other intellectual property, sale of a business, professional associations and shareholder agreements. He has served in both ad hoc and institutional arbitrations.

Prior to establishing his current practice, Bill appeared as lead counsel before all levels of courts up to and including the Supreme Court of Canada. He 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)
• ICC (Member Canadian Nominating Committee, Member ICC Commission, former member Canadian Exec. Comm.,)
• ICDR (Panel Member)
• CIETAC (China International Economic Trade and Arbitration Commission) (Member: Panel of Arbitrators)
• ADR Institute of Canada (arbitration member, past editor in chief ADRIC Journal)
• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Fellow)
• ADR Chambers (Former member and former Co-Chair ADR Chambers Commercial and International Panels)
• Public Accountants Council (Former Part-time Council Member)
• Arbitration Roundtable of Toronto (Founding Member)
• Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society (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 and Co-Chair of Task Force on Forms of Arbitration Agreement in the NAFTA Region)
• 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)
• University Club of Toronto

Professional Recognitions

• Best Lawyers 2012: Toronto International Arbitration Lawyer of the Year
• Lionel J. McGowan Award for Excellence in Dispute Resolution presented by the ADR Institute of Canada, September 23, 2010
• Euromoney 2008-2011 Guide to the World's Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration
• 2008-2012 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: International Commercial Arbitration (Most Frequently Recommended), Corporate Commercial Litigation (Most Frequently Recommended)
• Best Lawyers in Canada 2008-2012: International Arbitration, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Class Action Litigation and Director and Officer Liability.
• 2007-2012 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (International Arbitration)
• 2009-2011 Who's Who Legal: Commercial Litigation.
• Lexpert Guide to Leading US/Canada Cross Border Lawyers (2007 -2011) (International Arbitration)
• The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2006 and 2007: 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."
• 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"

Phone: 416-504-4666,  Fax :416-504-7257,  E-mail: wgh@wghlaw.com