Mark Warner Contributes to Pilot Law’s 2025 Year in Review Blog Post on Trade Developments in Mining, Forestry and Oil & Gas

Mark Warner contributed to a Pilot Law “2025 Year in Review” Blog Post sharing a few things that stand out – critical minerals supply chains, mining investment reviews, softwood lumber – trade remedies and U.S. national security tariffs and oil & gas – sanctions. (October 27, 2026) Mark provides international trade and investment law advice to natural resources clients on trade agreements, trade remedies, sanctions, export and import controls, anti-corruption, corporate social responsibility and compliance issues as a colleague at Pilot Law which provides comprehensive legal services for developing resource businesses in the mining, energy and renewables sectors. Mark has provided technical assistance / legislative drafting advice to senior government officials and international institutions relating to law & policy in Africa, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, South America and Central & Eastern Europe. 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. Mark was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade and led Ontario’s legal team for trade negotiations and trade and investment disputes. 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.