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Mark Warner was interviewed on BNN about the amendments to the Canada-European Union Trade Agreement (CETA) chapter on investor-state dispute settlement. (March 1, 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 is quoted in this article about the reasons for Canada’s record in NAFTA Chapter 11 investor-state dispute settlement arbitration cases. (February 11, 2016) As Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade, Mr. Warner participated in the CETA negotiations and advised on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State arbitrations. Mr. Warner has advised businesses and governments on trade and investment policy and law, trade negotiations and trade disputes. He also previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate where he participated in the negotiations of the Multilateral Agreement on Investment and represented the OECD at meetings of the WTO Working Group on Trade and Investment.

Mark Warner is quoted in this CBC article on the delay in ratification of the Canada-European Union Trade Agreement (CETA) and the potential renegotiation of the investor-state dispute settlement provisions at the request of the EU. (January 21, 2016) Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade participated in the CETA negotiations, advised on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State Arbitrations and led the Province’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of GM and Chrysler. 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 recently featured in an American Bar Foundation Fellows Spotlight. 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 lectured on Competition, Trade & Investment Issues Affecting the Pharmaceutical Industry at the Rutgers Institute for Information Policy and Law. (April 9, 2015) Mr. Warner discussed: the Canadian Competition Bureau approach to patent litigation “pay for delay” settlement agreements; Eli Lilly’s $500 million North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Chapter 11  investor-state arbitration claiming that Canadian patent laws unfairly discriminate against pharmaceutical companies; and pharmaceutical issues in the Canada-European Union Trade Agreement (CETA) and Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) negotiations. 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.