Privacy and Data Protection
Competition Law
Consumer
Protection
Economic
Regulation
José Alejandro
Bermúdez
Founding Partner
Founding partner of Bermúdez & Esguerra Abogados.
José Alejandro was the first Data Protection Superintendent at SIC in Colombia. He is a lawyer from Universidad de los Andes specialized in Competition Law and Intellectual Property from ESADE in Barcelona. José Alejandro advices and represents Colombian and multinational companies in the implementation of comprehensive privacy programs, defense in administrative enforcement procedures, notification and management of privacy breaches, drafting of international data transfer contracts and implementation of privacy by design processes, among others.
Languages:
Spanish and English
Contact:
jose.bermudez@bealegal.com
Education
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Universidad de los Andes
Lawyer, 2002. -
Universidad Pompeu Fabra Barcelona
Postgraduate Degree in Publishing (emphasis in copyright management), 2004. -
ESADE Barcelona
Master in Competition Law, Copyright and Intellectual Property, 2005.
Experience
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Bermúdez & Esguerra
Founding Partner, 2022 -
Bermudez Durana Abogados
Founding Partner, 2017-2022 -
Centre for Information Policy Leadership - CIPL
Latin American Advisor (desde 2018) -
Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio
Data Protection Superintendent, 2012-2015; Advisor, 2009-2010 -
Nymity
Director for Latin America, 2015-2017; 2012-2015 -
Muñoz Tamayo & Asociados
Associate, 2006 – 2009 and 2010 – 2012 -
HR Abogados Corporativos
Junior Associate, 1999 – 2003
Academia and others
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Universidad Externado de Colombia
Undergraduate, postgraduate and continued
education lecturer in Data Protection -
Universidad de los Andes
Continued education lecturer in Data Protection, 2012-2014 -
Latin America Privacy Association (ALAP)
Chair for Colombia -
Centre for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL), Washington D.C.
Advisor for Latin America -
Revista Latinoamericana de Protección de Datos Personales
Member of the International Academic Committee
Publications
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Promoting Accountability through Regulator Leadership
Centre for Information Policy Leadership - CIPL, 2021 -
Controversial Fake News bill would setback privacy Protections for Brazilians
Co-author with Pablo Palazzi – Argentina. IAPP Privacy Tracker, 2020 -
Brazil’s Golden Opportunity: the need for an independent DPA.
IAPP Daily Dashboard, 2018 -
The Accountability Principle and the draft data protection bill in Argentina: new global data protection paradigm?
Revista Latinoamericana de Protección de Datos Personales, 2017 -
Transferencias Internacionales y Responsabilidad Demostrada.
La República - Asuntos Legales, 2017 -
El sistema colombiano de protección de datos personales: hacia un modelo basado en la responsabilidad demostrada y la gestión de Riesgos
Universidad de Nuestra Señora del Rosario y Hans Seidel Foundation, 2014 -
The Future of Data Protection in Colombia
Portafolio, 2011