Marcus Navin-Jones

Senior Counsel

Overview

Marcus Navin-Jones is a Senior Counsel in the Crowell Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Group. For more than two decades, Marcus has focused on Environmental and Sustainability Law.

Marcus advises clients on Regulatory/Compliance issues and litigates for clients before EU Courts, EU Boards of Appeal and other legal fora.

Marcus currently serves on the CPVO Board of Appeal (Vice-Chairperson) which deals with certain IP right disputes.

Marcus is an Avocat in Belgium (Brussels), a Solicitor and Solicitor-Advocate in England & Wales, and a Solicitor in Ireland (pending re-activations).

Marcus has a wealth of experience in the public sector having worked at the European Commission (DG Internal Market) and the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA). Whilst at ESA, Marcus was responsible for ensuring that three European countries complied with European Environmental and Sustainability Law, in particular: water pollution; air pollution; environmental impact assessments; chemical emissions; waste/circular economy; biodiversity; etc. Marcus also recently served as an Alternate Legally Qualified Member on the EU Chemicals Agency Board of Appeal, which deals with certain EU chemical law disputes.

Before working at ESA, Marcus was a Partner at law firm Keller & Heckman LLP, and an Associate at Mayer Brown LLP.

Career & Education

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Marcus's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 12.17.25

The new EU Bioeconomy Strategy: a regulatory framework in transition

On 27 November 2025, the European Commission adopted the EU Bioeconomy Strategy 2025 (the Strategy), confirming the bioeconomy as a central pillar of Europe’s industrial, sustainability, and competitiveness agenda. The bioeconomy covers activities that deliver sustainable solutions based on biological resources, including biomass, residues, byproducts, and biogenic carbon, across sectors such as agriculture, forestry, fisheries, biomanufacturing, food, health, energy, materials, and construction....

Marcus's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 12.17.25

The new EU Bioeconomy Strategy: a regulatory framework in transition

On 27 November 2025, the European Commission adopted the EU Bioeconomy Strategy 2025 (the Strategy), confirming the bioeconomy as a central pillar of Europe’s industrial, sustainability, and competitiveness agenda. The bioeconomy covers activities that deliver sustainable solutions based on biological resources, including biomass, residues, byproducts, and biogenic carbon, across sectors such as agriculture, forestry, fisheries, biomanufacturing, food, health, energy, materials, and construction....