CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow

CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow fields a small, four-strong practice in Mexico City but significantly the team sits as part of the international firm’s global life science practice which boasts more than 300 dedicated lawyers. The local practice group primarily handles work from the domestic and international pharma sector, along with clients across the medical devices, food and drink, and chemicals’ sectors, including administrative procedures, regulator-mandated audits, and market approval/launch matters. Practice head Mauricio Gómez Guerrero is a former chief of staff to the Federal Commissioner at COFEPRIS – the federal regulatory entity responsible for protection against health and sanitary risks; his practice focuses on life sciences regulatory matters, along with regulatory enforcement administrative procedures, issues concerning controlled substances, and government affairs strategy. Key support is provided by administrative (and constitutional) litigator, senior associate Manuel Ferrara Ibarra, who works across both the energy and life science sectors; he has particular expertise in both defence strategies before federal and local administrative procedures, and undertaking challenges related to regulatory, administrative and fiscal matters.