Tag Archives: Canadian Trade Lawyer

Mark Warner was interviewed by the Financial Post about the next steps for the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) update of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). (December 4, 2018) Mr. Warner is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer who has practiced in Toronto, Washington, DC and New York and has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate. Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade led the Province’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler, led Ontario’s legal team in the CETA negotiations, provided advice on the design of the Green Energy Act and related WTO dispute settlement proceedings, advised on various NAFTA Chapter 11 investor-state arbitration and on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement. He is co-author of a leading Canadian trade law treatise, has also published numerous articles and has been invited to speak at conferences around the world.

Mark Warner participated in Export Development Canada (EDC) Webinar about how the negotiations of an update of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) affects Canada’s Trade Confidence Index. (February 1, 2018) Mr. Warner is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer who has practiced in Toronto, Washington, DC and New York and has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate. Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade led Ontario’s legal team in the CETA negotiations, provided advice on the design of the Green Energy Act and related WTO dispute settlement proceedings, advised on various NAFTA Chapter 11 investor-state arbitration and on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement and led the Province’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler. He is co-author of a leading Canadian trade law treatise, has also published numerous articles and has been invited to speak at conferences around the world.

In the context of Prime Minister Trudeau’s bilateral visit to Japan on the margins of the G7 Summit May 26-27, Mark Warner was interviewed on BNN about Canada-Japan trade and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), the upcoming UK referendum on leaving the European Union (Brexit) and the Canada-European Union Trade Agreement (CETA) and criticism of the North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in the U.S. election campaign. (May 25, 2016) Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade and advised Ontario in the CETA negotiations and on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State Arbitrations. Mr. Warner, a Canadian and U.S. lawyer, has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate.