John D. Conner, Jr.
FAX: 202.496.7756
Experience
John D. Conner, Jr.'s practice focuses on pesticide and chemical issues.
Since 1980, he has counseled joint ventures conducting product safety testing under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) on their formation, antitrust concerns, tax questions and pesticide regulatory compliance issues. Mr. Conner serves as general counsel to three significant joint ventures: Industry Task Force II on 2,4-D Research Data, MCPA Task Force Three and the Piperonyl Butoxide Task Force II.
Mr. Conner has also represented pesticide registrants before the Environmental Protection Agency in numerous significant regulatory proceedings, including hearings involving chlordane/heptachlor, dinoseb, diazinon and 2,4-D. He conducts internal FIFRA and TSCA compliance audits and assists clients in the development of compliance systems. He has also been involved in pre-acquisition environmental audits of chemical manufacturing plants.
Education
- J.D., University of Tennessee College of Law, 1973
- Editor-in-Chief of the Tennessee Law Review
- Law Clerk, Robert L. Taylor, United States District Court, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1974-1975
- B.S., University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 1970
Admitted
- District of Columbia
Publications:
- Pesticide Regulation Handbook, 4th Edition, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, (2007), co-editor and co-author.
- The TSCA Handbook, 4th Edition, Government Institutes, (2006), co-author.
- "China's Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology," Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, (December 2006), co-authored with Michael Boucher and Jeffrey Li.
- "China's Regulation of Pesticides," Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, December 2005 (co-authored with Jeffrey Li).
Professional Activities:
- The District of Columbia Bar
- American Bar Association
- The Federal Bar Association