About — Lawyer / Entrepreneur
Setting money
in motion.
In a Canadian music industry where power is often concentrated within a few big corporate companies, Sander Shalinsky has worked independently behind the scenes on some of the market's largest transactions.
Lawyer / Entrepreneur
Sander Shalinsky
Toronto, Canada
The Operator
Regularly dealing in numbers upwards of eight to nine figures — including a recent $100 million independent music and film consolidation backed by a UK bank. Shalinsky orchestrates everything from high-stakes catalogue acquisitions and corporate financing to large-scale sales, massive talent signings, and exits.
Track Record
His resume includes guiding early milestones for global superstar The Weeknd. Today, Shalinsky continues to strategize for young artists like country risers The Martin Boys, leveraging massive social followings to make big moves early in their careers.
Beyond Music
He's also expanded into live theatre as executive producer of Montreal's La Cage aux Folles, extending a practice that increasingly moves across music, film, television, and stage.
The Thesis
If power is measured by setting money in motion, Shalinsky is a definitive leader in the market.
Standards
The four constants of the practice.
Independent
Operating outside the corporate machine, moving faster, structuring smarter, protecting upside.
Discreet
Nine-figure transactions handled quietly. Reputations and relationships are protected, always.
Fluent
Equally at home in catalogue acquisitions, corporate finance, talent deals, and live production.
Direct
Plain language counsel. No theatrics. Decisions made faster, deals closed cleaner.
Standards
The four constants of the practice.
Independent
Operating outside the corporate machine, moving faster, structuring smarter, protecting upside.
Discreet
Nine-figure transactions handled quietly. Reputations and relationships are protected, always.
Fluent
Equally at home in catalogue acquisitions, corporate finance, talent deals, and live production.
Direct
Plain language counsel. No theatrics. Decisions made faster, deals closed cleaner.
Headquartered
Based in Toronto.
Working everywhere the industry does.
Toronto sits at the center of a production ecosystem that touches every major market in North America and beyond. The practice moves with it.
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