Team
Mexico's premier healthcare & life sciences law boutique
Our suite of legal experts is dedicated to the healthcare & life sciences industries. We will take care of your complex inquiries and deliver simple & commercially-relevant pieces of advice.
Phone: +52 55 9414 9747
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Christian Lopez-Silva
Founder and managing partner
Dr. Lopez-Silva, brings a wealth of expertise as a former Partner and Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences at Baker McKenzie Mexico. He specializes in regulatory, transactional and hybrid intellectual property issues across a broad range of health-related industries.
Christian regularly advises in relation to the manufacturing, import, distribution, advertising, labelling, commercialization and post-market vigilance of medicines, medical devices, food and beverages, cosmetics, seeds, veterinary products, chemicals, cannabis, alcohol and tobacco.
Christian has contributed to developing strategies that have shaped and protected the operations of major leaders in the pharma and medical device sector, making him a very visible player in the life sciences industries.
He pioneered the specialization in regulatory affairs in Mexico and has contributed to the consolidation of health regulation as an autonomous legal field.
Christian is a regular speaker and author of several legal publications. He has taught in different universities, at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
His commitment to the healthcare & life sciences industries has included engaging and actively participating with Chemists Associations, promoting the creation of Health Committees in major Bar Associations, and creating the Mexican Association of Health Law and Regulation.
Christian holds a Bachelors in Law from Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM), graduating with honors, as well as a Master’s Degree on Biotech Law & Ethics and a PhD on International Regulation of Life Sciences, from the University of Sheffield (UK).
With that outstanding career Christian has been ranked for many years as the top life sciences lawyer in Mexico, by the main legal directories, including Chambers and Legal500.
Phone: +52 55 9414 9747
E-mail: [email protected]
Gerardo Calderon
Founder partner
Gerardo developed a distinguished career in antitrust and competition law, while developing other key areas of administrative law, including compliance and consumer law.
He has a wealth of experience in boutique law firms, having worked for 8 years, as an associate and partner, in Valdes Abascal Abogados, a specialized firm in competition law.
Gerardo then joined Baker McKenzie for 10 years, at the Mexico City and Washington offices, where: (i) he continued his specialization in antitrust matters, (ii) while integrating its administrative law knowledge into other legal fields, including corporate transactions, compliance capabilities, public procurement and regulatory matters, and (iii) acquired significant experience in the healthcare & life sciences industries.
He then experienced working as in-house lawyer for 2 years, as Deputy Director for Antitrust & Consumer Protection Compliance in Walmart, where he developed further his profile on compliance and consumer protection, in the healthcare, consumer, and retail sectors.
He is a former professor of economic competition law with the Universidad Panamericana of Mexico City; has been invited professor of anti-corruption matters in this law school; and invited lecturer at IPADE Business School and La Salle University.
Gerardo Holds a Bachelors in Law from Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City and he is a former professor of economic competition law and has been invited professor of anti-corruption matters in this law school; and invited lecturer at IPADE Business School and La Salle University. In addition, he has been a regular speaker on economic competition and compliance matters in both national and international forums and author several legal publications in these fields.
He represented the Mexican Government as part of the delegation in charge of drafting the ISO 37001:2016 Anticorruption Management System.
He serves as a non-governmental advisor for the Mexican Competition Commission(“Cofece”) before the International Competition Network and former Chair of the Economic Competition Committee of ANADE (National Association of Business Lawyers).
Phone: +52 55 9414 9747
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: +52 55 9414 9747
E-mail: [email protected]
Rashid Hernandez
Associate
Rashid has a dual profile, having completed undergraduate studies on law at CIDE (Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Económicas) and international relations at UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico).
He worked in the pharma industry, in a boutique law firm specialized in intellectual property (Calderon & de la Sierra), in the litigation practice of a national firm (Cannizzo) and in the healthcare & life sciences practice of the global law firm (Baker McKenzie).
Reach out to us today and let us help you achieve your business goals.
At SaúdeLaw, our team’s unparalleled expertise and dedication set us apart in the competitive field of life sciences law. The firm´s founder partners bring decades of experience and a shared commitment to excellence and innovation. Whether you are navigating complex regulatory frameworks, need strategic compliance guidance, or require expert counsel in pharmaceutical and biotechnological legal matters, SaúdeLaw is here to empower and guide you.