Legal Counsel & Director of Regulatory Affairs, CropLife Latin America
Javier Fernández serves as Legal Counsel and Director of Regulatory Affairs for CropLife Latin America. Stationed in Costa Rica, he has responsibility for 18 Latin American countries. Before working in Latin America, Javier Fernández was responsible for global intellectual property and international trade matters for CropLife International, based in Washington, D.C. and Brussels. During his time with CropLife International, Javier Fernández represented the crop science industry before the World Intellectual Property Organization, Working Groups related to the Biodiversity Convention, World Trade Organization matters, and actively participated during negotiations of free trade agreements between different trading blocs. He often speaks in fora related to international trade, pesticide regulation and intellectual property. He holds a Master’s degree in Intellectual Property from George Washington University, as well as a J.D. equivalent and B.A. in and political science from the University of Costa Rica.
