Mr Mauricio Gómez Guerrero > CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile
CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow Offices
PASEO DE LA REFORMA 115, 15TH FLOOR
COL. LOMAS DE CHAPULTEPEC
CP 11000, MEXICO
Mexico
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Mr Mauricio Gómez Guerrero
Work Department
Healthcare and Lifesciences
Position
Partner
Career
Mauricio has significant experience in Mexico’s Life Sciences and Health Care sector, both as a public officer holding senior positions at the Mexican Food and Drug Agency (COFEPRIS) and the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), and in the private sector, launching the Life Sciences practice in a major international law firm in Mexico City and founding his own Health Law and Public Policy Firm.
His practice focuses on life sciences regulatory matters, pharmaceutical products, biotechnology, medical devices, food, beverages and consumer products. He advises clients on their regulatory strategy concerning premarket clearance for drugs and medical devices, good manufacturing practices, certification for facilities, and borderline determination and classification of consumer products.
Additionally, Mauricio has experience in regulatory enforcement administrative procedures, controlled substances and government affairs strategy. Since 2017 Mauricio has been involved in the evolution of cannabis regulation in Mexico, providing legal advice to investment bankers and food and dietary supplements companies interested in the new cannabis market in Mexico.
Languages
Spanish and English
Education
- Escuela Libre de Derecho, Certificate in Compliance, Mexico City, 2022.
- Georgetown University, Master of Laws in Global Health Law (LLM), Washington, D.C., 2015.
- Georgetown University, Certificate in Food and Drug Law, Washington, D.C., 2015.
- Universidad Iberoamericana, Law Degree (J.D.), Mexico City, 2009.
- Center of Research and Economic Education (CIDE), Political Analysis Diploma, Mexico City, 2018.
- Harvard Law School, Negotiation Workshop: Creating value in deals and disputes, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2010.
- Columbia University, Seminar: American Legal System & Legal English, New York City, 2008.
Lawyer Rankings
Mexico > Life sciences
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.