Senior Research Analyst PIJIP

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Degrees: Lawyer (JD equivalent), Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
LLM in Intellectual Property, University of Turin (Italy) and World Intellectual Property Organization (Switzerland)
LLM in Intellectual Property, American University, Washington College of Law
MFA Candidate 2025 - American University
Bio: Andrés Izquierdo is Senior Research Analyst for our project on the Right to Research in International Copyright. He conducts high-impact research, provides training to a global network of change-makers, and connects a global academic network to the work of global and domestic organizations that represent researchers, libraries, museums, archives, educational and research institutions.

Before joining PIJIP, Andrés Izquierdo practiced law through his award-winning intellectual property and cyber law practice in Colombia. He has been named one of the best entertainment law attorneys in Colombia by the publications Best Lawyers (2020), and top Intellectual Property practitioner by Chambers and Partners (2014-2020), and is author of the book Cyberlaw by Wolters Kluwer. Izquierdo was previously Business and Legal Director for Sony Music Entertainment in the Andean Region, and litigation partner in Palacio, Izquierdo & Ballesteros, an intellectual property law firm in Colombia.