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Marlin Horst

Partner

Marlin is a Partner with Shibley Righton LLP. Marlin is a business law lawyer, real estate lawyer and wills and estates lawyer.


His experience involves acting on behalf of corporations in a range of industries including financial services, where his practice encompasses all types of lending including syndicated, senior, subordinated, asset-based, real estate and project finance.

In addition to his corporate practice Marlin practices in the area of estate planning and administration. He has experience acting for high net worth individuals as well as other entrepreneurs and business owners.


Marlin's corporate and lending experience includes transactions in financial services, architecture, manufacturing, hospitality, retail, services, energy, mining and private equity industries. He also has expertise in restructuring transactions, acting on behalf of both creditors and debtors. Marlin regularly advises on mergers and acquisitions, mutual funds, real estate, general corporate and commercial transactions as well as venture capital/private equity transactions. Prior to joining Shibley Righton LLP, he practised corporate and finance law in both Toronto and Bermuda.


Marlin was a sessional professor at Queen's University Law School for almost ten years where he taught courses on Commercial Law and the Personal Property Security Act. In addition, he was an adjunct professor of Banking Law at the University of Western Ontario for over ten years.


Outside of the practice of law Marlin is a director and President of the Baptiste Lake Association and Chair of the Hastings Highlands InterLake Group. He is also a past director and Past President of The Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, a past director and Past-President of FOCA (Federation of Ontario Cottagers Association) and past director of Camp Kirk, a not for profit organization that provides camp and other experiences for children with exceptionalities.



Contact Information

416.214.5211

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Education

Areas of Expertise

Cambridge University, LL.M., 1987
University of Western Ontario, LL.B., 1986
University of Western Ontario, B.A., 1983

Business Law, Wills and Estates

Called to Bar: 

1989 (Ontario)

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About Shibley Righton

Shibley Righton LLP is a mid-sized Ontario law firm with lawyers in three offices (Toronto, Windsor, and Hamilton area). We offer a full range of services in litigation and dispute resolution, business law including corporate governance, finance and mergers and acquisitions, estate planning, real estate, labour and employment and a number of other practice areas. Shibley Righton has the largest condominium law group in Canada, offering a full range of services to condominium corporations including corporate governance, enforcement, contract review and litigation services.  Clients rely on Shibley Righton’s team of lawyers and professional staff to provide exceptional services in a practical, cost effective and timely manner.

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