Bernardo Martínez-Negrete > Galicia Abogados S.C. > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile
Galicia Abogados S.C. Offices
BLVD. MANUEL A. CAMACHO 24
LOMAS DE CHAPULTEPEC
MEXICO, D.F. 11000
Mexico
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Bernardo Martínez-Negrete
Work Department
Life Sciences, Projects and Infrastructure
Position
Partner
Member of the Compensation and New Collaboration Model Committees
Career
In the infrastructure industry, Bernardo advises financial institutions and developers on the construction and financing of projects, such as highways, railways, aqueducts, water treatment plants, desalinization plants, government facilities and other major projects, through services and construction contracts, concessions and public-private partnerships.
In the life sciences industry, Bernardo advises pharmaceutical companies in M&A transactions and on regulatory matters related to marketing authorizations, divesture of assets, vaccination projects, public procurement, manufacturing, supply and distribution of medicines, commercializing medicines and human clinical trials, as well as the construction and operation of pharmaceutical facilities.
Bernardo is recognized as a Life Sciences expert and leading lawyer by renowned international legal publications, such as Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500, which recently honored him with the 2024 Mexico Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year award. Chambers Global Guide identifies him as a leader in the Projects practice. Leaders League recognizes him as a leader in the Healthcare, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology practice, and Latin Lawyer recognizes him as a leader in the health sector in the Mexican legal market.
Languages
Spanish, English
Education
He has a Law Degree from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and was a foreign associate at Shearman & Sterling in New York.
Lawyer Rankings
Mexico > Life sciences
(Leading partners)‘Capable of handling very complex issues‘, Galicia Abogados S.C.‘s offering across life sciences is bolstered by the firm’s broad full-service offering, while remaining underpinned by dedicated expertise in the field, clients appreciating it as a ‘highly specialised team in the health sciences and economic competition industry‘. The full spectrum of life sciences stakeholders in the Mexican market are present on the team’s client roster, including international and local pharmaceutical companies, biotech businesses, medical device manufacturers, hospitals and healthcare services, along with industry trade associations and think-tanks. Recent work has included technical matters such as new drug distribution agreements and regulatory compliance involving various ruling bodies, but also leverages expertise in other practice areas to advise on M&A and litigation for life sciences clients. Co-leaders of the practice Bernardo Martínez-Negrete and counsel Lisandro Herrera are noted as examples of the team’s ‘ability to translate complex topics into simple language‘; Martínez-Negrete being a veteran of various innovative healthcare projects for leading pharmaceutical companies, and Herrera a recognised figure of the next generation of Mexican experts in this area. Former senior associate Luis Marin Tijerina moved in house as general counsel at 3M healthcare spin-off Solventum in May 2024. Since publication, Herrera has been raised to the partnership – effective as of Janaury 2025.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- City focus - Monterrey
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Energy and natural resources
- Environment
- Insurance
- Life sciences
- Projects and infrastructure
- Tax
- Wealth management