Marlon Germaine Hylton

First Year of Call
2010

Areas of Practice
Civil Litigation

Description
Innovative thinker … able to find the right strategy.” – Who’s Who Legal

Marlon Hylton is a partner in the Advocacy Group and Head of Discovery Management at Cassels Brock. Marlon practices exclusively in the areas of e-discovery and information governance.

In his role as Head of Discovery Management, Marlon designs customized and strategic discovery solutions for litigation matters through collaboration with the firm’s litigators and clients. Marlon is committed to providing advice and direction on every stage of the e-discovery process to ensure legal defensibility, security, cost-effectiveness and efficiency. He also applies his experience as a member of the Ontario E-Discovery Implementation Committee and the Sedona Conference Working Group 7 to implement forward-looking principles and e-discovery best practices.

As part of his information governance, cybersecurity and data breach practice, Marlon provides legal and technical advice directly to our clients on defensible information governance strategies and systems, including records management, legal hold, email usage, instant messaging, social media, information security and other related policies.

An active participant in the information management community, Marlon is a frequent speaker on e-discovery and information governance issues and is part of the faculty for the Osgoode Certificate in eDiscovery, Information Governance and Privacy.

CLIENT COMMENTARY

“Respondents praise his ‘innovative thinking’ and his ‘ability to find the right strategy.’ ” – Who’s Who Legal Canada (e-Discovery)
“Recommended for his ‘creativity and entrepreneurial outlook’. He is a leader in the space and is often looked to for his superb counsel and knowledge.” – Who’s Who Legal Litigation(e-Discovery)
“Considered a rising star by practitioners in the region who commend his ‘innovative and cost-effective approach.” – Who’s Who Legal Canada (e-Discovery)

ACHIEVEMENTS ACHIEVEMENTS
Dean’s Gold Key Award 2009, Osgoode Hall Law School
Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2017 (E-Discovery)
Who’s Who Legal Litigation 2017 (E-Discovery)
Alumni Gold Key Award 2018, Osgoode Hall Law School Alumni Association: One to Watch