Mark Warner Interviewed About Antitrust / Competition Law Approvals for the Potash Corp / Agrium Merger

Mark Warner was interviewed on BNN about the antitrust / competition notification and approval issues in the announced $38 Billion merger between the two leading Canadian potash producers, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. and Agrium Inc. (September 12, 2016) The merged firm would create a company with more than 46% of North American potash production volume or 62% of potash capacity, 30% of phosphate production capability and 29% of nitrogen capacity. Mark, a Canadian and U.S. attorney, has advised clients on international competition and trade matters in the potash industry in the past. 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 various Section Task Forces and 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).