Gerardo Flórez

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property, TMT (Telecoms, Media and Technology)

Career

Partner at PPU expert in Intellectual Property and Life Sciences. His professional practice focuses on intellectual property, regulatory, technology and advertising law, including: trademarks, copyright, patents, internet, technology, unfair competition, domain names, privacy, consumer protection and healthcare. He has over sixteen years of experience in the provision of legal advice to national and international clients. ​ He was a foreign associate at Ladas & Parry LLP (New York office). He is an active member of INTA, ASIPI and WLG committees.

He has been ranked as an “Associate to Watch” by Chambers & Partners for 9 consecutive years since 2016 and most recently as “Up and Coming”.

Professional Memberships

Bulletins Committee (INTA) (2015 - 2018)

World Law Group - Intellectual Property Group (2013 - 2015)

Young Practitioners Committee (INTA) (2013 - 2015)

ASIPI (Inter-American Association of Industrial Property) (2011 - Present)

INTA (International Trademark Association) (2011 - Present)

ACPI (Colombian Association of Intellectual Property) (2010 - 2016)

ASIPI Regulatory Committee (2016-Present)

Enforcement Committee (2018 - Present)

Personal

Gerardo has a Law Degree from Universidad de los Andes (2007), a Postgraduate Degree in Commercial Law from the same University (2008) and an LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law from the George Washington University (2012).

Work Highlights

-Counsel to CasaLuker in the use of artificial intelligence in digital marketing campaigns. This matter was important as it involved managing legal risks in emerging technologies while safeguarding the company’s brand identity.

-Counsel to Ringana GMBH in corporate, data protection and ecommerce regulation and proceedings for entering the Colombian market cosmetics products in a multilevel commercial scheme.

-Counsel to Philips Latam in the local regulation applicable to medical devices that incorporates software and artificial intelligence.

Languages Spoken

Spanish and English