Mark Warner discussing the Canadian Competition Bureau‘s Position Statement approving the Postmedia’s Proposed Acquisition of QMI’s English-language Media Assets on CHED AM 630 in Edmonton‎ with host Ryan Jespersen (March 26, 2015). [Begins at 2:02 ends at 15:19]

Based on an extensive 5-month review, the Bureau has determined that the proposed transaction is unlikely to result in a substantial lessening or prevention of competition in any relevant market as a result of, among other things: a lack of close rivalry between Postmedia’s and QMI’s English-language newspapers; existing competition from free local daily newspapers; the incentive for the merged entity to retain readership and maintain editorial quality in order to continue to attract advertisers to its newspapers; and the increasing competitive pressures from digital alternatives in an evolving media marketplace. Section 97 of the Act provides for a one-year period following the completion of the transaction during which the Commissioner may challenge the transaction before the Competition Tribunal.

Mark Warner discusses competition and trade issues involved in the proposed liberalization of the sale wine and beer in Ontario on BNN. (March 13, 2015) Mr. Warner is a former Acting Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services which provided oversight to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) and the Vintners Quality Alliance Ontario (VQA) and as Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade participated in the Canada-European Union Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, including with respect to trade in alcoholic beverages and Monopolies and State Enterprises.

Mark Warner discusses the upcoming Nigerian election, declining oil prices and Boko Haram on the Agenda on TVO on January 28, 2015.

Mark Warner has been invited to become a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. The Fellows is an honorary organization of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars who have been elected by their peers to become members of The Fellows. Selection as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation is recognition of a lawyer whose career has demonstrated extraordinary leadership in the profession, service to society, and commitment to the ideals and objectives of the American Bar Association. Membership in The Fellows is limited to less than one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction of the United States and to a small percentage of international lawyers. Past Fellows include: Justice Ginsburg, Justice Breyer, Attorney General Eric Holder, Hillary Clinton, Kenneth Feinberg and Scott Turow.

Mark Warner discuses economic sanctions on Cuba and Russia on Sun News Network in response of President Obama’s decision to normalize diplomatic relations with Cuba and in response to the fall in the value of the ruble in response to the sharp decline in the price of oil. (December 18, 2014)

Mark Warner quoted in Toronto Star article on the apparent progress in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations

Mark Warner will be participate in York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School Conference on November 6 and 7, 2014 that will look at corruption in business, finance, government and enforcement. “Understanding and Taming Public and Private Corruption in the 21st Century” will bring together top Canadian and international legal, political and media experts to explore what makes these sectors vulnerable to corruption, the systems that undermine anti-corruption intentions, and the failures of transparency and accountability efforts. Key themes that will be explored at the conference include:

· Corruption in undermining international economic development;

· Corruption as a facilitator of organized crime;

· Corrupt interactions between business and government;

· Corruption within government institutions;

· The UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC);

· The Foreign Corrupt Practices Acts and their extra-terrestrial reach;

· The adequacy of whistle-blowing legislation, policies and practices.

Mark Warner will be participating in the Canadian Competition Bureau Innovation And Antitrust Workshop in Ottawa on November 4th. The workshop will feature speakers from business, academia and government, both domestic and international, to discuss the role of innovation across various industries, explore the relationship between competition and innovation, and examine how innovation should best be assessed by competition agencies. Follow live tweets from @MAAWLAW on Twitter on #CBinnov8.

Mark Warner discussing the competition law issues in new $180 million hockey class action law suit on CHED AM 630 in Edmonton‎ with host Andrew Grose (October 28, 2014). [Begins at 23:38 ends at 34:53]

Mark Warner discussing the competition law issues in Postmedia’s Proposed Acquisition of QMI’s English-language Media Assets on CHED AM 630 in Edmonton‎ with host Andrew Grose (October 21, 2014). [Begins at 19:58 ends at 34:07]