Gerardo Flórez > Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría > Bogota, Colombia > Lawyer Profile
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría Offices
CARRERA 9 74-08
OFFICE 105
BOGOTA
Colombia
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Gerardo Flórez
Work Department
Intellectual Property and Life Sciences, TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications)
Position
Partner
Career
Partner at PPU expert in Intellectual Property and Life Sciences. His professional practice focuses on Intellectual Property, regulatory and advertising law, such as: trademark law, copyright, Internet law, technology, unfair competition, domain names, personal data protection, consumer protection and health law. He has more than fifteen years of experience advising national and international clients. He is a law graduate and specialist in commercial law from Universidad de los Andes with a Master’s Degree in Intellectual Property from George Washington University. He was a Foreign Associate at Ladas & Parry LLP (New York Office) and an active member of committees in INTA, ASIPI and WLG. He has been ranked in Chambers & Partners as an “Associate to Watch” for 7 consecutive years since 2016.
Languages
Spanish, English
Education
Gerardo has a Law Degree from Universidad de los Andes (2007), a Post-graduate Degree in Comercial Law from the same University (2008) and an LLM in Intellectual Property Law from the George Washington University (2012).
Lawyer Rankings
Colombia > Intellectual property
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría’s IP group is lauded for providing ‘fast, concrete, and business-oriented solutions’. The team leverages the firm’s platforms in Chile and Peru, as well as its association with international heavyweight Uría Menéndez, to position itself as a regional hub for IP matters, with a focus on Andean countries. Practice head Mauricio Patiño combines strength in IP, life sciences, competition and dispute resolution to support clients on a broad range of patent and trade mark matters. The team also includes IP and life sciences specialist Gerardo Flórez, and ‘great negotiator’ Camilo Suárez — who were promoted to partner and director respectively in January 2023.
Colombia > Life sciences
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría advises its life sciences industry clients on a range of IP and regulatory matters, including IP portfolio management, sanitary matters and consumer protection law. Practice co-head Mauricio Patiño is an IP specialist with complementary expertise in competition, TMT and dispute resolution. Fellow co-head Gerardo Flórez, who was elevated to the partnership in January 2023, is noted for his experience in regulatory and advertising law issues. Camilo Suárez, who was promoted to director in January 2023, provides IP-focused support.
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