About

Grupo Pisa manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products and medical and health devices to private and public sectors in Mexico, Latin America and internationally. Juan Pablo Patiño Riosferrer leads the legal department. Initially he was not interested in pursuing a job as a corporate lawyer, while he was practising tax litigation and dispute resolution at the law firm Baker McKenzie in Guadalajara, Mexico. Soon after his career diverged and he started to focus on highly regulated industries such as telecommunications, tobacco, GMOs, as well as constitutional litigation. At this point he was an associate at the law firm Rios Ferrer Guillen Llarena Trevino & Rivera, in Mexico City. Subsequently, the firm Galicia Abogados recruited him, this was a time where he expanded his expertise and deepened his knowledge with respect to complex transactions and M&A. He was given the opportunity to be Grupo Pisa’s first general counsel in January 2015. Ever since he has had the opportunity to coordinate the company’s legal matters in Latin America as well as the US, learning from different judicial systems and customs and practices on how to do business. This role has given him the chance to amplify his expertise specifically in intellectual property, criminal matters and government procurement; areas which have profoundly moulded his career. Some of the most recent changes he’s made to the work of the legal department include the optimising of internal procedures in order to satisfy, in a more efficient manner, the demand coming from distinct areas and companies of the conglomerate. ‘Once we did that, I focused on my team of attorneys and engineers (specialised in patents), by seeking their growth and development on specific skills such as problem solving, promptitude and attitude towards business. We, in-house attorneys, need to be more business-oriented and less deal breakers’ says Patiño Riosferrer on his managerial approach.