Region 01
Americas
United StatesColombiaMexicoPanamaBrazilChileArgentina
Cross-border business, market entry, commercial agreements, technology, intellectual property and disputes.
Leadership
Andrés Izquierdo. International strategy.
Regulatory obligations are implemented differently across jurisdictions — not uniformly applied. The advice that matters understands the difference. Andrés Izquierdo
Andrés Izquierdo has built an international legal career across the United States, Switzerland and Colombia since 2003. From Washington, D.C., he leads the firm’s cross-border strategy across jurisdictions, industries and international institutions.
He has participated in WIPO treaty negotiations, including the processes leading to the Design Law Treaty and the Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge. He has advised governments on intellectual-property modernization and published with Oxford University Press, the Max Planck Institute, Kluwer and De Gruyter.
His industry experience includes legal and business leadership in the entertainment industry, cross-border brand-protection and enforcement strategies for international fashion and design brands, and significant intellectual-property enforcement matters.
In 2026, he founded Aipolis, a separate technology company that transforms legal expertise into AI agents for regulatory compliance and intellectual-property protection.
Industry Experience
Technology & Artificial Intelligence · Digital Platforms · Music & Entertainment · Fashion, Luxury & Design · Creative Industries
Academic & Policy Engagement
PIJIP / American University · Geneva Graduate Institute · WIPO Treaty Processes
Government Advisory
Advised governments across Latin America, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa on intellectual-property modernization and international policy.
Recognition & Leadership
Best Lawyers 2020 · Chambers & Partners 2014–2020 · AIPLA Co-Chair, Artificial Intelligence & Copyright
Admissions, Education & Languages
Special Legal Consultant (Colombia) — District of Columbia · LL.M., Intellectual Property — American University Washington College of Law · LL.M., Intellectual Property — University of Turin / WIPO · Law Degree — Universidad de los Andes · English · Spanish · Italian
International Legal Network
Coordinated in Washington. Connected across markets.
IZQUIERDO coordinates lawyers with relevant local, sectoral and regulatory experience for matters extending across jurisdictions.
Region 02
Europe
SwitzerlandBelgiumGermanyFranceUnited Kingdom
Artificial intelligence regulation, data governance, WIPO and WTO matters, technology transactions and creative industries.
Region 03
Africa & Middle East
East AfricaMiddle East
Investment, corporate and commercial matters, infrastructure, technology regulation and intellectual property.
Region 04
Asia-Pacific
ThailandIndonesia
Digital economy, artificial intelligence governance, intellectual property, market entry and regional transactions.