Mexico is the second largest Latin American market for pharmaceutical products, and medical devices with an industry oriented towards the export of goods and services, a competitive advantage due to its low manufacturing costs, geographic location, demographic and epidemiologic features, consumption trends and improvements in the legal and regulatory framework.
Our attorneys have a thorough knowledge of the applicable legal framework, combined with practical experience representing multinational clients in the Pharmaceutical, Healthcare and Medical Device Industries, as well as Food and Beverage, Cosmetics and Dietary Supplements Industries. Creel’s Life Sciences practice covers regulated activities that comprise the entire product cycle: from clinical trials, manufacturing, importing, labelling and packaging, to advertising, marketing, export of products and services.
Additionally, Creel has been successful in assisting clients in public procurement procedures, as well as representing their interests during verification visit procedures and engaging in litigation before the Administrative Courts.
We have represented clients in major international pharmaceutical companies in transactions involving operations in Mexico: assisting international pharmaceutical companies establishing in Mexico or in entering into joint ventures or creating relationships that allow them to optimize their distribution system in Mexico, as well as domestic and cross-border acquisitions.
Our legal counseling services include the following:
- – Food and Beverage Industry
- – Medical Devices
- – Medicines (OTC, Controlled Substances, Vaccines)
- – Dietary Supplements, Infant Formulas, Cosmetics
- – Pesticides and other regulated chemical substances
- – Healthcare Services
Regarding Medicines, Devices and Healthcare Industry, we provide assistance on regulatory matters before COFEPRIS, from the authorization of a Clinical Trial’s Protocol and assessment and filing of sanitary authorizations and notices, to post-authorization compliance, including the provision of legal defense in the case of enforcement.
We have successfully represented clients in navigating the complex regulatory framework applicable to the Food and Beverage Industry, Dietary Supplements and Cosmetics, including compliance with regulations applicable to ingredients, additives, labelling, advertising, as well as export and import of such products.
Chambers and Partners states the following about the practice:
“CREEL, GARCÍA-CUÉLLAR, AIZA Y ENRÍQUEZ IS A FULL-SERVICE NATIONAL FIRM WITH AN ACTIVE PRESENCE IN THE MEXICAN LIFE SCIENCES LEGAL MARKET. THE DEPARTMENT FOCUSES ON PROVIDING REGULATORY ADVICE IN THE HEALTHCARE SPHERE, INCLUDING ON MEDICAL DEVICES AND DIGITAL HEALTH. THE LAW FIRM IS ROUTINELY RETAINED BY CLIENTS FROM THE PHARMACEUTICAL, INSURANCE, HEALTHCARE AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.”
The Legal 500 highlights that:
“THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE NOT ONLY AS LAWYERS, BUT HAVE ALSO BEEN MEMBERS OF DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT BODIES WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENT APPROACHES THAT CONSULTATIONS CAN TAKE.”