Julian David Ruiz Rondan
Biography
Julián is a senior associate of the Intellectual Property practice group at Baker McKenzie Bogotá. He has worked at the Colombian Copyright Office and in different top firms in Intellectual Property, Copyright and Entertainment Law.
He was president of the Colombian Copyright Association (CECOLDA) and is a member of the Association littéraire et artistique internationale (ALAI).
He has lectured on Artificial Intelligence, New Technologies, Copyright and Entertainment Law.
Practice Focus
Julian is recognized for his contribution in various high-impact litigations in intellectual property and unfair competition, negotiations with collective management organizations, advertising legal advice, contractual structuring of businesses in the technology and creative industries, as well as in the management of large portfolios of brands at national and international level.
He has worked for major audiovisual production companies, performing clearance and contractual structuring of audiovisual projects, as well as for multiple artists and record labels. He has experience advising OTT service platforms of global impact, as well as different companies in matters of royalty collection for copyright and related rights.
Representative Legal Matters
- Advised different companies in claims of collective management societies (SAYCO, ACINPRO, EGEDA, ACTORES, REDES and DASC) for the payment of fees for public communication of works and performances.
- Advised Banco de la República in different matters related to copyrights and image rights.
- Participation in different clearance of audiovisual productions.
- Advised and handled different litigations of DirecTV against different IPTV service providers.
- Advised several OTT service providers on new technologies and intellectual property matters.
- Handled a lawsuit filed by an important audiovisual production company in defense of the rights of one of its films and against a musical theater play to be presented in 6 cities in Colombia, achieving the suspension of all performances.
- Advised Banco de la República in the verification of copyright and image rights issues of the new family of banknotes, prior to their public launching, in order to identify legal risks and issue recommendations on the content of the banknotes.
- Advised ProColombia in multiple contracts for the acquisition of assignments and licenses of works for different projects of national impact.
- Successfully handled the registration of the only position trademark in Class 21, to protect the thermo-signal of Tefal frying pans and pots.
Professional Honors
- Best Lawyers: Advertising Law (2025)
- Best Lawyers: Entertainment Law (2023-2025)
- Best Lawyers: Intellectual Property (2021-2025)
- Recommended Individual, Iam Patent (2025)
- Leading Associate, Intellectual Property - Legal 500 (2024-2025)
- Associate to Watch, Intellectual Property - Chambers & Partners Latin America (2020)
- Associate to Watch, Copyright - Chambers & Partners Latin America (2019)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Centro Colombiano del Derecho de Autor (CECOLDA)
- Association Littéraire et Artistique Internationale (ALAI)
Admissions
- Colombia (2014)
Education
- Universidad de los Andes (Specialist in Commercial Law) (2015)
- Universidad de La Sabana (JD) (2014)
Languages
- Spanish
- English
Firm Committee Memberships
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee of Baker McKenzie Bogotá