Experience

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  Gómez-Pinzón

  • Colombia
  • Legal Services
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Senior Associate

    • Mar 2022 - Present

    Leader of the Antitrust and Intellectual Property Litigation Team. I represented national and foreign companies in judicial and administrative litigation before the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce, Superintendence of Transport, Civil Courts, and Migration Colombia. Designed and implemented litigation strategy for ridesharing platforms in Colombia. Developed and executed compliance programs for competition and consumer protection regulations in multinational companies. Led strategies for the protection of intangible assets for e-commerce companies. Assisted national clients in the development of promotional activities, drafting terms and conditions, reviewing advertising materials, and obtaining permits from national and departmental authorities.

  • Associate Attorney

    • Dec 2020 - Mar 2022

    Antitrust, IP and Unfair Competition Litigation

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  Dentons Cárdenas & Cárdenas

  • Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

  • Associate

    • Sep 2016 - May 2019
    • Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

    Implemented the litigation prevention program on consumer protection action for FORD MOTOR in Colombia- Represented FORD in approximately 12 monthly hearings. Achieved the record of 1 unfavorable judicial decision in the last 2 years   - Proposed the legal approach included in the safety campaign to recall nearly 15.000 vehicles; researched the regulation; contribute to the communication strategy and follow up plan used with 10.000 consumers  - Created the legal methodology to respond to approximately 100 monthly claims for warranty issues, negotiated with consumers and suggested alternative solutions, reducing a 25% of hearings  - Answer over 30 weekly petition, complaints or claims (PQR) regarding warranty issues, after-sale service and safety campaigns  Designated and executed the litigations strategy for DOTERRA HOLDINGS regarding the trademark infringement action in Colombia against Detergentes Limitada . Articulated the evidence strategy. Directed the parameters of the expertise introduce as evidence  during the trial. - Appointed as a jury for the Ventures Corporation Innovation Contest- Evaluated over 20 innovation projects in the technology and services sectors of Colombian entrepreneurs- Directed  the review of all advertising pieces and terms and conditions for the development of promotional activities of MasterCard in Colombia- Projected legal opinions on copyright infringements and anti-piracy strategies for Microsoft - Achieved the decree of an extra procedural judicial inspection of Avianca, the largest airline in Latin America, for the improper use of its trade dress- Lead, design and executed the privacy project of Laboratorios Baxter in Colombia- Conducted the Probono projects of the law firm

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  Universidad de los Andes - Colombia

  • Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

  • Assistant Professor

    • Aug 2016 - Feb 2017
    • Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

    • Allocated professor of the course “Business Law” for business administration students  - Lectured on consumer protection, intellectual property and unfair competition law  - Drafted course exams and projects  - Graded students' coursework, provided feedback on concepts and tasks

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  CUBEROS CORTÉS GUTIÉRREZ ABOGADOS

  • Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

  • Associate for the Disputes and Resolution team

    • Sep 2015 - Sep 2016
    • Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

    • Helped the Disputes and Resolution partner in the Arbitration between ECODIESEL and DEDINI for the contract breaches in the construction of the Biodiesel plant of ECODIESEL, as part of a bid by the Colombian state, achieving the design of the defense strategy for the response of the arbitral claim as well as the evidence strategy• Represented ISHOP (Apple reseller in Colombia) in consumer protection claims against the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce- Presented motions, petitions, lawsuits, complaints, request for recognition of a foreign arbitral award, statements of defense, appeals, and prepared supporting exhibits for filings with district and appellate courts   • Projected the response of the group actions, guardianship actions and petition rights of the prison population against TN Colombia, the authorized provider of telecommunications services in the prisons of Colombia• Provided legal advice to Easyfly, low-cost airline in Colombia, regarding administrative procedures against the Aerocivil, airport authority, • Attended trials and arbitration hearings to provide on-site support for attorneys and case team    • Managed active cases by maintaining files, performing claim construction and discovery research, prepared document productions and reviewed correspondence from the court, opposing counsel, and co-counsel   • Drafted, reviewed and edited contracts, participated in due diligence, drafted legal opinions, memorandums and translations, among other legal documents

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  Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio

  • Delegatura de Asuntos Jurisdiccionales

  • Lawyer

    • Feb 2015 - Sep 2015
    • Delegatura de Asuntos Jurisdiccionales

    • Collaborated in the drafting of the first instance ruling in the action for unfair competition initiated by Danone against Alpina. This was the first case of unfair acts of systematic imitation in the country. • Collaborated in the drafting of the ruling of the Colombian Soccer Federation vs Claro, the largest telecommunications company, regarding the infringement of the trademarks and the unlawfully benefitted from the status of Colombia’s National Soccer Team during the Brazil World Cup• Oversaw active cases by maintaining files in unfair competition and trademark infringement actions  - Reviewed the motions and petitions of the parties involved in the claims.   - Prepared writs for the judges of the Superintendence resolving the motions of the parties - Attended trials to provide on-site support for the judge   • Participated in the Drafting • Preformed pre-trial discoveries and hearings

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  Manrique & Asociados

  • Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

  • Intern

    • Jun 2013 - Dec 2014
    • Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

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  Brigard & Urrutia

  • Summer Intern

    • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

    Pasante de verano en el equipo de Litigios.

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  Universidad de los Andes

  • Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

  • Student Assistant for the class: Family Law

    • Jul 2013 - Dec 2013
    • Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

    Profesor: Carlos Tejeiro

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  Universidad de los Andes

  • Bogotá

  • Student Assistant fot the class Clase Relatos de una Nación (Periodismo)

    • Jul 2012 - Dec 2012
    • Bogotá

    Dictar Monitorias y clases.Investigación periodística.Creación y manejo de paginas webCreación y Edición de vídeos

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  Universidad de los Andes

  • Bogotá

  • Student Assistant for the class Logica y Retorica

    • Jan 2011 - Jul 2011
    • Bogotá

    Dictar monitorias, y clases. Contacto directo con los estudiantes.