Mark Warner Participates in University of Toronto Panel Discussion on the Future of Regional Trade Agreements

Mark Warner participated in a panel discussion at the University of Toronto on the future of mega-regional trade agreements in light of the demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), uncertainty over the final ratification and application of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and pending renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). (March 7, 2017) 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.