Mark Warner Speaks About the NAFTA Negotiations at the Council of State Governments’ Eastern Regional Conference

Mark Warner was invited to participate in a panel discussion at the Council of State Governments’ Eastern Regional Conference (CSG/ERC) 2018 Annual Meeting and Regional Policy Forum in Rye Brook, New York on the ongoing renegotiation of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). (August 6, 2018) 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 and led the Province’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler. 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.