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News & Publications

In the media & in print

Press coverage, speaking engagements, and publications by IZQUIERDO PLLC and its founder, Andrés Izquierdo — on artificial intelligence, copyright, intellectual property, and international policy.

In the press

Media coverage

Recent coverage of the firm and its pro bono initiative, Colombia Earthquake Legal Response.

El País
El País
17 August 2026

Reported that IZQUIERDO PLLC, from Washington, D.C., created and coordinates Colombia Earthquake Legal Response, a pro bono network of lawyers and professionals providing free legal guidance to those affected by the earthquake.

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MisiónPyme
MisiónPyme
20 August 2026

¿Te afectó el terremoto? Conoce este kit práctico y actúa — featured the initiative's practical legal toolkit for individuals and small businesses affected by the disaster.

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Vélez por la Mañana
Vélez por la Mañana
20 August 2026 · B12 Radio

Live interview on the Colombia Earthquake Legal Response initiative and the practical legal steps available to people affected by the earthquake.

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Commentary, podcasts & talks

Analysis & engagements

Mar 2026

AI and Mediation — A WIPO Podcast Interview

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center — podcast interview with Andrés Izquierdo.

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Jan 2026

IP Meets AI: Disney's Deal with OpenAI

Kluwer Copyright Blog — analysis of AI licensing and copyright.

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Nov 2025

AI, Copyright, and the Future of Creativity

Kluwer Copyright Blog — notes from the Panama International Book Fair.

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Jan 2024

Meeting with the WIPO Like-Minded Countries Group (LMCs)

Montreux, Switzerland — meeting with representatives of the Like-Minded Countries Group, representing approximately 60 countries, to discuss priorities and current topics before the World Intellectual Property Organization.

2023

WIPO General Assembly

Attended on behalf of the Global Network on Copyright User Rights, engaging delegations on copyright and the right to research.

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Ongoing

Contributor, Infojustice.org

Contributor on international copyright, artificial intelligence, WIPO policy, and the right to research.

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Selected scholarship

Publications

A selection from work published with Oxford University Press, the Max Planck Institute, Kluwer Law International, and De Gruyter.

Reframing Design Law from the Inside Out: Why the DLT Marks a Turning Point for Global Innovation
Andrés Izquierdo · GRUR International 75(5): 445–454 (2026), Oxford University Press. doi.org/10.1093/grurint/ikag025 →
Artificial Intelligence and Text and Data Mining: Future Rules for Libraries?
In Navigating Copyright for Libraries: Purpose and Scope , pp. 497–540 (2022), De Gruyter Saur.
From Procedure to Possibility: Rethinking Design Protection under the DLT
Diritto commerciale digitale 2/2025: 341–352, Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane.
Research Exceptions in Comparative Copyright Law
Sean Flynn, Luca Schirru, Michael Palmedo & Andrés Izquierdo · PIJIP/TLS Research Paper Series No. 72 (2021).
Minería de textos y datos e Inteligencia Artificial: nuevas excepciones al derecho de autor
THEMIS – Revista de Derecho 79: 323–343 (2021).
Colombia — Cyber Law / Privacy & Technology Law
International Encyclopaedia of Laws (2016), Kluwer Law International. ISBN 978-9041121882.
Additional peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on intellectual property, copyright, design law, and AI regulation are available in the full academic CV, on request.
Recognition & leadership

Credentials

AIPLA — Co-Chair, International Copyright & AI Subcommittees
Best Lawyers — Colombia (2020)
Chambers & Partners — Intellectual Property (2014–2020)
International policy
Permanent Observer at WIPO for PIJIP — American University Washington College of Law
Geneva
Centre on Knowledge Governance — Right to Research in International Copyright