Frederic Rocafort

Fred leads the intellectual property practice at Harris Bricken, where he devotes much of his practice to helping cannabis businesses protect their brands. Fred is a regular contributor to the award-winning Canna Law Blog.

Fred began his career overseas as a U.S. consular officer in Guangzhou, China, where he advocated for fairer treatment of American companies and citizens in China and for stronger intellectual property rights enforcement. After entering the private sector, Fred worked at a Shanghai law firm as a foreign legal advisor and later joined one of the oldest American law firms in China, helping foreign companies navigate the Chinese legal environment. He also led the legal team at a Hong Kong-based brand protection consultancy, spending most of his time out in the field, protecting clients against counterfeiters and fraudsters in Greater China, Southeast Asia and Latin America.

In addition to his IP work, Fred works closely with different Harris Bricken teams on Latin America and Spain matters.