Profile
He is a leader in the practice of industrial and intellectual property, signs and denominations of origin, access to markets and protection of personal data; The lawyer García was Legal Director of the Ministry of Agriculture of Colombia. He is a member of the negotiating team for the Free Trade Agreement between Colombia and the United States at the Intellectual Property and Competition table. Consultant to the Colombian government in the negotiation of the trade agreement with the European Union, among others on the subject of denominations of origin, geographical identifications and collective marks. University professor in undergraduate and postgraduate courses in commercial law, competition and intellectual property (for more than 13 years). Director of the Specialization in Competition Law and Consumer Protection at the Sergio Arboleda University. Legal consultant to international and national companies, he represents clients in complex disputes in jurisdictional and arbitration proceedings.
Education
Lawyer from the Externado de Colombia University (1993)
Postgraduate in Financial and Stock Market Law. Externado de Colombia University (1995)
Master in Business Law from the Pompeu Fabra University of Barcelona (Spain) (2001)
Study commission at the invitation of the French Government on the protection regime of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications in France and the European Union. Paris, Montpellier and Perpignan (2006)
Language
Spanish, English.
Areas of Practice
– Industrial and intellectual property in litigation and out of court
– Signs and denominations of origin, collective marks, patents
– Access to markets and protection of personal data
– Business Law
– Litigation and arbitration
Contact
Phone: +57 601 7451752
Office: Bogota
