Anders Fernstrom is a litigation associate in the patent counseling and prosecution practice group. Prior to joining Cooley in 2011, Anders was a process engineer for Alloy Surfaces, a defense contractor in Chester Township, Pennsylvania, where he was responsible for monitoring and improving the manufacture of IR decoy flares. Additionally, he was a senior associate engineer with DuPont Crop Protection in Newark, Delaware, working on research and development of pesticide formulations.