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Laura Villarraga Albino

Lawyer and Art Historian specializing in Intellectual Property and Art Law
Laura Villarraga Albino - Kepler Karst - Abogada especializada en propiedad intelectual y en derecho del arte

Laura has developed her legal career across Colombia, Spain and the United Kingdom, focusing on intellectual property and art law. In the private sector, she has advised creators, designers, and different art market participants. Her public sector experience includes working in the Legal Secretariat of Bogotá and with entities of the Colombian government, where she contributed to the creation of intellectual property policies and monitored the country’s international commitments to organizations such as the OECD and the World Bank.

Her academic research focuses on artists’ rights and fair remuneration alternatives. Her research has contributed to the understanding of resale rights in Latin America by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Andean Community.

Laura holds a degree in Law and Art History from the Universidad de los Andes, as well as a master’s degree in Intellectual Property from the same institution. She also obtained an LLM in Art, Business, and Law from Queen Mary University of London.

        • Harvard Art Law Organization & Harvard International Law Journal (The Artist's Resale Right in Latin America: Developments, Challenges, and Perspectives, February 21, 2025).
        • Ámbito Jurídico (The Cinderella of the creative sector: Will 2025 be the year of the collective management entity and the right of suite in favor of visual artists, February 7, 2025).
        • Speaker at the International Seminar of the Colombian Copyright Center (Economic Rights: Right of Suite, September 4, 2024).
        • Invited expert at the 'Art and Intellectual Property' Chair at Queen Mary University of London (Resale Right in Latin America, December 12, 2024)
        • London Institute of Art and Law Blog (Exploring Artist's Resale Right in Latin America's Growing Art Market, October 30, 2023)
        • London Institute of Art and Law Blog (The Smart Fund: How Digital Devices Can Pay Back Artists While Supporting the UK's Creative Industry, November 27, 2023)
        • Ámbito Jurídico (The Art Market in Colombia and its Debt to Visual Artists, November 22, 2023)

        LANGUAGES

        • Spanish
        • English

        CONTACT

        M. lvillarraga@keplerkarst.com

        TEL. +34 911 095 710

        MOV. +44 (0) 793 519 4622

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