Mark Warner Quoted in the CBA National Magazine About the Effect of Helms-Burton Law Suits in the U.S. on Canadians with Cuban Trade and Investments

Mark Warner was interviewed quoted in the Canadian Bar Association National Magazine about the impact on Canada of President Trump’s decision to lift the ban against U.S. citizens filing lawsuits against foreign companies that use properties seized by Cuba’s government since the 1959 revolution. (April 30, 2019) The U.S. Congress passed the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act in 1996 (more commonly known as the Helms-Burton law) which included a section known as Title III that authorized compensation claims against foreign companies over their use of seized assets. The law allowed the president to temporarily waive Title III, and all four presidents since then have done so, until the Trump administration decided et Title III take effect. Mark, a Canadian and U.S. attorney, is a former Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Tradeand has worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate. He advises on economic sanctions, foreign corrupt practices, foreign asset controls, anti-money laundering and export controls issues, including assisting various multinational firms in developing compliance programs in these areas. 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.