Category Archives: Media Recognition

Mark Warner was interviewed on CBC News Network, CBC The Current, Arlene Bynon, SiriusXM, AM630 CHED (Edmonton),  AM900 CHML (Hamilton), AM740 Zoomer Radio, AM580 CFRA (Ottawa) [From 01:34 to 16:05], AM980 CKNW (Vancouver), and quoted in the Globe and Mail and Global News about President Trump’s restated commitment to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). (January 18 – 24, 2017) 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 and advised Ontario in the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement and on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State arbitrations. 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.

Arlene Bynon, SiriusXM (January 18, 2017)

AM900 CHED (January 20, 2017)

AM630 CHML (January 23, 2017)

AM740 Zoomer Radio January 23, 2017)

CBC The Current (January 24, 2017)

AM980 CKNW (January 24, 2017)

Mark Warner was interviewed by BNN, CBC and Bloomberg TV Canada about President Elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert Lighthizer to be the next United States Trade Representative (“USTR“) and what it means for Canada. (January 3 & 4, 2017) While Trump’s choice of USTR and Chair of the National Trade Council are protectionists by reputation, he has also put pro-trade choices to lead the Treasury Department, State Department, Office of Management and Budget, Council of Economic Advisers and Vice-President, and his Commerce Secretary, although like Lighthizer with a background in the steel industry, has been supportive of trade in the past.  “Trumpian” trade policy may be more complex than simple pro or con. What is taking shape looks a lot like 1980s Reagan era free trade policy: tough enforcement; focus on market access; and trade and monetary policy integration.

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 and advised Ontario in the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement and on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State Arbitrations. 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 was quoted in this article carried in Reuters, CNBC and on Euronews on Brazil’s threat to challenge the financial support for Bombardier by the Quebec Government and the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in the World Trade Organization (WTO). (December 19, 2016) The challenge of the support from the Caisse which manages funds mostly for public and parapublic pension and insurance plans will be of particular interest to Canadian trading partners as the Caisse insists that its investment in Bombardier Transportation was made independently of the Quebec Government and on purely commercial principles. Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade providing strategic legal advice with respect to the Ontario’s economic development, research and innovation grants and loans to corporations including Bombardier. In addition, Mr. Warner provided advice to the Government of Ontario on the design of the Green Energy Act and related WTO dispute settlement proceedings. Mr. Warner, a Canadian and U.S. lawyer, advises governments, companies and industry associations on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate.

Mark Warner was interviewed by the Calgary Herald and by  Global News about the prospects of “Buy American” conditions arising out of  President-Elect Donald Trump’s infrastructure spending plans and the implications for Canada. (November 25, 2016) 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. Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade and advised Ontario in the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement and on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State Arbitrations. 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 was quoted in the Globe and Mail about the U.S. Lumber Coalition formal request that the U.S. Department of Commerce investigate whether Canada is conducting unfair trade in softwood lumber. (November 25, 2016) Mr. Warner is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer and was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade where he advised Ontario in the CETA negotiations and on various NAFTA trade and investment disputes. Mr. Warner has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate.

Mark Warner was interviewed on BNN and in the Toronto Star about the pros and cons of renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”) as suggested by President-Elect Donald Trump. (November 14 & 17, 2016) 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. Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade and advised Ontario in the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement and on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State Arbitrations. 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 was interviewed by AM630 CHED in Edmonton, AM980 CPFL London, Ontario and the New York Times about the impact of the election of Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump on Canada’s trade with the United States and the implications for the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”). (November 9 & 10, 2016) 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. Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade and advised Ontario in the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement and on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State Arbitrations. 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.

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Mark Warner was interviewed by Reuters, Globe and Mail, Daily Mail, CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Business Insider and TD Waterhouse about the antitrust / competition notification and approval issues following the shareholder approval of the merger between the two leading Canadian potash producers, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. and Agrium Inc. (November 3, 2016) Mark, a Canadian and U.S. attorney, has advised clients on international competition and trade matters in the potash industry in the past. Mark is a past Chair of the International and Economics Committees of the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law as well as a member of the Section’s Task Forces on Competition Policy and NAFTA and Antitrust in the Global Economy. He has been listed in the Euromoney / International Financial Law Review Guide to the World’s Leading Competition lawyers. In 2015, Mark was elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Mark is also a former Acting Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services and was responsible for prosecutions under the Consumer Protection Act (Ontario).

Mark Warner was quoted in this iPolitics article on whether the EU Council needs to approve the Canada-European Union Trade Agreement (CETA) by qualified majority or unanimous vote and the prospects for provisional application and ratification of the agreement. (October 17, 2016) Mr. Warner, a Canadian and U.S. lawyer, previously practiced trade and competition law in Brussels and as Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade advised Ontario in the CETA negotiations and on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State Arbitrations. Mr. Warner has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate.

Mark Warner was interviewed on BNN about prospects for a renewed Canada-U.S. softwood lumber trade war in the wake of the expiry of the one year standstill on U.S. trade remedy actions following the end of the Softwood Lumber Agreement on October 12, 2015. (October 12, 2016) Mr. Warner is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer and was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade where he advised Ontario in the CETA negotiations and on various NAFTA trade and investment disputes. Mr. Warner has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate.