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Biography

Andrés Izquierdo advises governments, international organizations, universities, creative industries, and technology companies on intellectual property, artificial intelligence, design law, and digital-platform regulation. His practice focuses on the global legal frameworks that govern innovation, creativity, and data-driven technologies, with a particular emphasis on Latin America, the Andean Community, Europe, and the United States.

With a career spanning private practice, multinational entertainment companies, academic research, and treaty-level policy work, Andrés brings a rare combination of practical industry experience, comparative legal expertise, and international policy insight. He has served as counsel to the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP) at American University Washington College of Law and to the Geneva Graduate Institute in Switzerland, where he contributes to research on global IP governance and development policy.

Andrés’ work includes advising on national copyright reforms, contributing to international negotiations such as the WIPO Design Law Treaty, supporting universities and libraries in building text and data mining (TDM) and AI policies, and guiding digital platforms on intermediary liability and online compliance. His research and publications on copyright, AI, TDM, design law, and international IP systems have been featured in THEMIS, De Gruyter, Kluwer Law International, and the International Encyclopaedia of Laws.

He previously founded an award-winning IP and cyberlaw practice in Colombia and served as Business and Legal Director for Sony Music Entertainment in the Andean Region. His work has been recognized by Best Lawyers and Chambers and Partners as one of the leading entertainment and IP practices.

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Practice Areas

• Artificial Intelligence & Data Governance
• Copyright, Entertainment & Media
• Design & Trademark Law (LatAm / Andean / Global)
• Text and Data Mining (TDM) & Research Exceptions
• International IP Policy & Treaties
• Digital Platforms, Intermediary Liability & Cyberlaw

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Representative Experience

• Advised national governments on copyright modernization and implementation of TRIPS-compliant flexibilities.
• Supported the WIPO Design Law Treaty process with comparative research and policy analysis.
• Guided universities and research organizations in designing TDM, AI-governance, and open-science policies.
• Represented multinational entertainment and media companies in licensing, rights management, and digital compliance.
• Counseled international NGOs and development organizations on IP policy in emerging economies.
• Worked with technology companies and digital platforms on safe-harbor compliance, content moderation, and data governance.

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Publications & Thought Leadership

Andrés is the author of Cyberlaw (Colombia) in Kluwer’s International Encyclopaedia of Laws and has written widely on copyright, AI, design law, and global IP systems. His recent work includes studies on TDM, AI regulation, research exceptions, and digital-platform liability.
(Full list available in the Insights section.)

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Education

• LL.M., Intellectual Property, American University Washington College of Law
• LL.M., Intellectual Property, University of Turin – WIPO
• MFA, American University (Washington, D.C.)
• JD (Law Degree), Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)

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Recognitions

• Selected by Best Lawyers (2020)
• Ranked by Chambers and Partners (2014–2020) for IP and Entertainment Law

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Languages

• Spanish
• English

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Contact

Email: info@andresizquierdo.com
LinkedIn: @andresizquierdoWhat I Cover

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Articles

Minería de textos y datos e Inteligencia Artificial: nuevas excepciones al derecho de autor (ES) — THEMIS – Revista de Derecho, núm. 79, 2021, pp. 323–343. Single-author article analyzing TDM/AI exceptions across jurisdictions, with policy implications for the right to research. 

Research Exceptions in Comparative Copyright Law (EN) — PIJIP/TLS Research Paper Series No. 72, 2021 (with Sean Flynn, Luca Schirru, Michael Palmedo; Izquierdo credited as co-author/contributor). Comparative map and analysis of research exceptions worldwide. 

Intellectual Property Reform in Colombia: Future Colombian Copyright Legislation Must Not Place Overly Restrictive Burdens on ISPs… (EN/ES overview) — PIJIP Research Paper No. 2013-03 (American University Washington College of Law) in collaboration with the Glushko-Samuelson IP Clinic, 2013. Policy-oriented research paper with academic framing.

Licencias obligatorias sobre patentes en la Comunidad Andina: usos de las flexibilidades del ADPIC en Colombia y Ecuador, Revista Foro Derecho Mercantil No. 40, LEGIS (jul./sept. 2013), about compulsory licenses in Colombia and Ecuador.

Los puertos seguros para los intermediarios de internet (ES) — Revista Análisis, No. 81, Universidad Santo Tomás, abril de 2012, pp. 191–220. Academic article analyzing the legal framework of “safe harbor” provisions for Internet intermediaries in Colombia and Latin America, with emphasis on liability exemptions, digital copyright enforcement, and comparative perspectives.

Un acercamiento comparado sobre la implementación de los ADPIC para la observancia de los derechos de propiedad intelectual en Europa, Estados Unidos y Colombia (ES) — Revista de Derecho Privado (Universidad de los Andes), 2011, pp. 2–39. Comparative piece on TRIPS enforcement

Books

Artificial Intelligence and Text and Data Mining: Future Rules for Libraries? (EN) — in Navigating Copyright for Libraries: Purpose and Scope (De Gruyter Saur), 2022, pp. 497–540. Scholarly book chapter surveying AI/TDM rules and their impact on international collaborations.

Colombia – IEL Privacy & Technology Law. International Encyclopaedia of Laws: Cyber Law / Privacy & Technology Law (Supp. 58, Aug. 31, 2016). In International Encyclopaedia of Laws: Cyber Law / Privacy & Technology Law(looseleaf edition, 4 vols). ISBN 978-9041121882.

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