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Mark Warner was interviewed on Newstalk1010 about the class-action lawsuit filed in the Quebec Superior Court against the four largest beef packers in North America for unduly restricting competition related to the production, supply or sale of beef. (March 30, 2022) Mark is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer who has practiced in Toronto, Washington, D.C, New York and Brussels and has advised governments on competition law and policy. As counsel at the OECD Trade Directorate, Mark advised on on other trade and competition issues and represented the OECD at meetings of the WTO Working Group on Trade and Competition and Working Group on Trade and Investment. 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 the Financial Post about the proposed budget boost for the Canadian Competition Bureau and whether it is likely to increase enforcement. (May 3, 2021) Mark is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer who has practiced in Toronto, Washington, D.C, New York and Brussels and has advised governments on competition law and policy. As counsel at the OECD Trade Directorate, Mark advised on on other trade and competition issues and represented the OECD at meetings of the WTO Working Group on Trade and Competition and Working Group on Trade and Investment. 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 wrote an article in the August issue of PurchasingB2B Magazine discussing competition law  issues and enforcement trends and pro-active compliance steps for government agencies and other organizations that source construction or other services through tender processes and trade and professional associations whose members provide procurement-related services. (August 23, 2016) The new Canadian government elected last October has brought a new emphasis on infrastructure spending. In light of this, the Canadian Competition Bureau has indicated that it will heighten efforts to improve awareness about bid rigging and equip the procurement community and others with tools to prevent, detect and deter this damaging and illegal behaviour. Mark Warner is a Canadian and American competition / antitrust lawyer and is a former Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services which administers the Condominium Act (Ontario) and in that role was responsible for prosecutions under the Consumer Protection Act (Ontario).

Mark Warner interviewed on BNN about the U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Investigative Demand to four U.S. airlines concerning allegations of price and capacity collusion by them in response to a complaint by Connecticut Senator Bill Blumenthal. (July 2, 2015) The named airlines were: American, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines. The complaint by Senator Blumenthal also referenced Air Canada. Mark Warner is a Canadian and U.S. competition / antitrust lawyer who has counselled companies and individuals on cartel investigations, merger notifications and abuse of dominance cases in the airline and airport services industries in Canada, the U.S., the EU. and emerging markets.