The life sciences and regulatory affairs team at Fernández-Dávila Abogados is jointly headed by Carlos Fernández-Dávila Winkler, who focuses on life sciences, intellectual property, international trade and unfair competition, Ivette Luque Cárdenas, who specialises in providing regulatory advice in connection with pharmaceutical, pesticide and food matters, and associate Julisa Quiliche Chávez, who is experienced in pharmaceutical and biotechnological patents. The practice’s IP experience encompasses issues such as privacy law, the defense and protection of patent and trade mark rights, domain name matters, and covers both contentious and non-contentious cases. Recent work for the practice includes reviewing guidelines to ensure clients avoid regulatory infringements, advising clients on the protection of trade secrets, and assisting clients in filing nullity requests before government authorities.

Estudio Echecopar member firm of Baker McKenzie International‘s healthcare and life sciences team is jointly headed by Luis Alonso Garcia and Alvaro Gutiérrez, who are both seasoned litigators. The team is adept at handling IP issues such as patent and trade mark issues in the life sciences space. Other work in the life sciences sector includes assisting clients with distributor and manufacturer contracts, marketing, administrative proceedings in clinical trials, and litigation against government bodies. Other key contacts include Gonzalo Bernal, who is particularly experienced in trade and commerce, and senior associate Rosmery Rivera, who was promoted in 2022 and has a specialism in pharmaceutical products.