ECIJA Colombia’s group ‘proposes innovative solutions’, according to sources. With solid offerings in media and entertainment, telecoms, and internet and e-commerce (including fintech), the team is arguably best known for its relationships with film and television production companies, including CMO Producciones, MediaPro and Dynamo Producciones. Regulatory specialist Pablo Márquez is noted for his broad practice, which spans competition, telecoms regulation and internet governance; he co-heads the team alongside IP and audio-vision partner Patricia Renjifo. The group also draws on litigator Julio Castañeda  and senior associate Paula Gutiérrez de Piñeres.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘We recommend the firm for its willingness and timely responses to the requirements made by our company.’
  • ‘The team is comprised of experts in technology regulatory advice, particularly on issues such as 5G and advisory cases to deal with consumer and competition-related matters.’
  • ‘The Ecija team is always available for our requirements, has extensive experience in the issues, prepares meetings rigorously and in advance, and very importantly, proposes innovative solutions in procedures and in obtaining information.’
  • ‘Pablo Márquez has extensive experience, and combines it in the best way with his analytical skills, so that he makes it easy to see the complex in his recommendations. Julio Castañeda masters the procedures and his knowledge saves the clients' time.’

Key clients

  • Mercado Libre
  • Airbnb
  • Samsung Electronics Colombia
  • Tiktok
  • Infinito Studios
  • Dynamo Producciones
  • Miracol Media
  • CMO Producciones
  • Mediapro-Televideo
  • Rhayuela

Work highlights

  • Advising Mercado Libre on e-commerce regulation, consumer law and privacy law, among other issues.
  • Advising Airbnb on regulatory matters and on the impact of such regulation (and other public policies in the TMT area), on its business model in Colombia.
  • Advising Dynamo Producciones on all contractual matters, including on the production of Brotherhood, produced by Dynamo Producciones and Mandarin for Amazon Prime Video.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Pablo Márquez, Patricia Renjifo