Mark Warner Participated in Conference To Address Global Tax Initiatives Affecting Trade & Investment in Services in Panama

Mark Warner participated in a Conference to address Global Tax Initiatives Affecting Trade and Investment in Services in Panama with Aristides Royo, Former President of Republic of Panama, Gian Castillero, President of the Panamanian Association of International Lawyers and Daniel J. Mitchell, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute. (November 19, 2015) Mark will discuss recent international tax and investment initiatives of the OECD, UNECOSOC, UNCTAD and the Argentina / Panama WTO panel decision on countermeasures on services and service suppliers from jurisdictions that do not exchange information for the purposes of fiscal transparency.

Mark has advised on 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. Notable work included: advising a multinational pharmaceutical company in connection with corruption issues relating to its “access” drug distribution program in Africa; advising on the OECD horizontal work on Harmful Tax Competition and Financial Disclosure as an OECD legal counsel and in private practice; and serving as a member of the Task Force on Information Exchange and Financial Privacy of the Prosperity Institute, chaired by former Senator Mack Mattingly and with former Congressman Jack Kemp and former U.S. Attorney General Ed Meese.