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Mark Warner was invited to appear before the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association of Canada (APMA) Board of Directors at the Automotive News Canada Congress in Toronto. (February 16, 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 led the Province’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler.   Mr. Warner also advised Ontario on trade and investment issues and disputes relating to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreements and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the negotiations of the Canada-European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).  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 on CBC’s Power & Politics regarding the expedited “renovation” of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) or “renegotiation” of a new NAFTA. (February 3, 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, on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State arbitrations 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.

[Listen from 1:17:16 to 2:00:03]

Mark Warner was quoted in a Globe and Mail article on the effect of uncertainty caused by President Trump’s trade and industrial policies on Canadian business investment. (January 28, 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 on trade and investment issues, negotiations and disputes 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.

Audio: Mark Warner was interviewed on CBC Power & Politics about the implications for Canada from President-Elect Trump’s threatened taxes and tariffs on Ford, General Motors, and Toyota on automobiles manufactured in Mexico and exported into the United States. (January 6, 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 on trade and investment issues, negotiations and disputes 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. [Listen from 64:12 to 73:09]

Mark Warner was interviewed on BNN about trade and investment issues  in the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s his first official visit to China. (September 2, 2016) In particular, Mark commented on Canada’s decision to apply to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the prospects for a Canada-China free trade agreement, ongoing bilateral trade disputes (e.g. canola “dockage”) and significant commercial contracts and agreements signed between Canadian and Chinese companies relating to auto parts manufacturing, autonomous vehicle R&D, coal gasification and private equity and venture capital investment in North American (primarily Canadian) companies in the health sciences, cleantech, technology, media and telecommunications, foods and agriculture, and energy sectors .

Mark was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade and the Ministry of Research & Innovation providing strategic legal advice with respect to the Ontario’s economic development, research and innovation grants and loans to individuals, corporations and academic institutions in addition to advising on trade negotiations and trade and investment disputes. Mark  was responsible for the legal support for the creation of the Ontario Capital Growth Corporation, the $250 million Ontario Emerging Technologies Fund and the $205 million Ontario Venture Capital Fund. Mark, 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. Mark has been an adviser to the Governments of Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam on competition and trade policy and at the invitation of the U.S. Department of State lectured in five cities in Japan on international antitrust law and policy.

Mark Warner was interviewed on CBC News Network (June 27, 2016) and AM980 in London, Ontario (June 28, 2016) about what the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”) has done for Canada in the wake of a poll showing one in four Canadians say NAFTA is good for Canada, and more than one-third want it renegotiated.  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. 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 on Bloomberg TV Canada about the increasingly sharp rhetorical concerns about international trade agreements by Democrat and Republican candidates in the U.S. Presidential election campaign. (March 28, 2016) Mr. Warner advised on NAFTA trade and investment issues as Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade and Ministry of Research & Innovation and participated in the Canada-European Union Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations . 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 published an Op Ed in the Sun Newspaper on the conclusion of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, discussing trade in dairy products, rules of origin for auto parts, investor-state dispute settlement and patent rules for “biologic” pharmaceutical products. (October 6, 2015) Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade participated in the Canada-European Union Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, including on intellectual property and pharmaceutical patent issues, 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 interviewed on AM980 CFPL in London, Ontario about the conclusion of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations, particularly with respect to trade in dairy products, rules of origin for auto parts, investor-state dispute settlement and patent rules for “biologic” pharmaceutical products. (October 6, 2015) Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade participated in the Canada-European Union Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, including on intellectual property and pharmaceutical patent issues, 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. [Listen from 10:14 to 18:53]

Mark Warner interviewed on CBC News Network Power & Politics about the conclusion of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations, particularly with respect to trade in dairy products, rules of origin for auto parts, investor-state dispute settlement and patent rules for “biologic” pharmaceutical products. (October 5, 2015) Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade participated in the Canada-European Union Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, including on intellectual property and pharmaceutical patent issues, 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. [Listen from 1:40:57 to 1:51:18]