In the infrastructure industry, Bernardo advises investors in the acquisition and sale of highways, as well as financial institutions and developers on the financing and construction of long-term projects, including highways, railways, aqueducts, water treatment plants, desalination plants, government facilities, and other large-scale developments, structured through services and construction contracts, mixed investments contracts, concessions, and public-private partnerships.

In the life sciences industry, Bernardo advises pharmaceutical companies on M&A transactions (of line of businesses, companies or pharmaceutical facilities), as well as on regulatory matters relating to marketing authorizations, divestiture of assets, vaccination projects, public procurement, manufacturing, supply and distribution of medicines, commercialization of medicines, and human clinical trials, as well as the construction and operation of pharmaceutical facilities.

He holds a Law Degree from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and served as a foreign associate at Shearman & Sterling in New York.

Bernardo is recognized as a leading expert in Life Sciences by prestigious international legal publications, including Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500, which honored him with the 2024 Mexico Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year award. Chambers Global Guide identifies him as a leader in the Projects practice. Leaders League recognizes him as a leader in the Healthcare, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology practice, and Latin Lawyer distinguishes him as a leader in the health sector of the Mexican legal market.

He is a member of the Firm’s Compensation and New Collaboration Model Committees.

Contact

bmartineznegrete@galicia.com.mx