SaúdeLaw is lauded for its ‘extensive knowledge of the health, pharma and life sciences ecosystems in Mexico’, the team of ’excellent lawyers’ is well-placed to handle regulatory, transactional and contentious mandates for local and multinational industry players. Firm founder Christian López-Silva is the key contact, and he is the founding president of the Mexican Association of Pharmaceutical and Sanitary Regulation. López-Silva’s expertise spans, pharma, medical devices, cosmetics and clinical research services. Gerardo Calderón specialises in antitrust, competition and consumer law.
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Testimonials
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- 'SaúdeLaw's structure, managerial capacity, quality of service and high degree of specialisation stands out. The firm's lawyers are direct, clear, friendly and characterised by their search for solutions.'
- 'Christian López-Silva is unanimously regarded within the Mexican market as the most seasoned lawyer when it comes to Life Sciences matters. He can bring two decades of experience and leading cases to a client's advantage, and this isn't easy to match within the jurisdiction.'
- 'The team at SaúdeLaw is excellent. They have extensive experience and knowledge in a field that is quite complex when it comes to regulatory legislation for medical devices. In my experience, they are one of the few law firms that deal with regulatory issues for the introduction of medical technologies, as well as litigation in the regulatory sector.'
- 'The quality and capacity of Christian López-Silva is exceptional. Christian is a reference not only in Latin America but globally in Life Sciences.'
- 'They are characterised by their availability and knowledge. They are excellent lawyers, and there is warmth, closeness and involvement in the process.'
- 'The firm's partners and lawyers have extensive knowledge of the health, pharma and life sciences ecosystems in Mexico. In particular, Christian López-Silva has extensive experience that allows him to issue recommendations that go beyond the script and that were not contemplated prior to his services.'
Key clients
- AbbVie
- Eli Lilly
- Estee Lauder
- CICSA
- GenBio
- GSE Biomedical
- Chinoin
- Hospiten
- Angela Care
Work highlights
Assisted Estée Lauder with a comprehensive regulatory assessment of over 50 products from its newly acquired Deciem business.
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Practice head
Christian López-Silva
Other key lawyers
Gerardo Calderón