Mark Warner Participated on a Pilot Law / OBA Panel on Trade Challenges & Opportunities in the Forestry Industry
Mark Warner was a panelist in a Pilot Law / Ontario Bar Association Natural Resources And Energy Law program on the commercial Issues, international trade implications, and the increasing role of Aboriginal participation in the face of existing challenges and what is needed to exploit emerging opportunities for the forestry industry. (May 9, 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 and led Ontario’s legal team for trade negotiations (including the Canada-EU Trade Agreement and the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement), advised on trade disputes (including the Green Energy Act and softwood lumber) and various NAFTA Chapter 11 investor-state, advised on various NAFTA Chapter 11 investor-state arbitration. 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.
