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Mark Warner discussed Iran Sanctions in the wake of the bombing of Flight 752, Boeing compliance and governance lessons in light of recent email disclosures, and carbon emissions and Canadian fossil fuel industry responses on the CBC Weekend Business Panel. (January 11, 2020) 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. Mark 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. As Legal Director for the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, Mark provided advice to the Government of Ontario on the design of the Green Energy Act and related WTO dispute settlement proceedings. He also worked with the legendary American public international lawyer, Keith Highet on the Spain v. Canada (Fisheries Jurisdiction) World Court case, participated in an international arbitration relating to the expropriation of the assets of a U.S.-based oil company in Libya and related issues under applicable sanctions and foreign asset control rules and served as Rapporteur of the Hague Conference on Private International Law Commission on Jurisdiction for Torts in Electronic Commerce.

Mark Warner discusses the ongoing Canadian National Railway strike, the consolidation of Lowe’s / Rona hardware stores and possible Investment Canada undertakings, and Easyjet’s new carbon offsetting commitments on the CBC Weekend Bsiness Panel. (November 23, 2019) 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. 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.