Mark Leonard

Mark is General Counsel for Sunsweet Growers Inc., one of the world’s largest producers of dried fruit. He is responsible for all company litigation and all legal matters related to global brand protection, intellectual property, corporate governance, contract manufacturing, claims substantiation, data privacy and security, e-commerce, licensing, marketing, international distribution, and commercial contracts.

Previously Mark served as General Counsel for Jelly Belly Candy Company where, from July 2015 to December 2021, he was responsible for all the above matters as well as international ingredient and packaging regulatory compliance. Prior to joining Jelly Belly Mark was in private practice at Davis & Leonard LLP, a boutique intellectual property litigation and transactional firm he co-founded in Sacramento in 2003.

Mark is a former chair of the California Lawyer Association’s Intellectual Property Law Section and currently serves as the IP Section’s representative on the CLA Board of Representatives as well as Vice-Chair of the IP Section’s Legislation Interest Group.