Martin co-heads Gorrissen Federspiel’s Life Sciences Practice Group, strongly supported by Senior Food and Life Sciences Counsel Gundula Kjaer, who also brings extensive experience from the Food Lawyers Network. The Group which provides leading advice to innovative international and national life sciences companies, including advisory and litigation support within regulatory matters, market access, transactions, capital markets/private equity, complex and business-critical IP, and product liability.
The team advises food companies on all aspects of food legislation, such as product classification, product labeling, nutrition and health claims, and the marketing of fortified foods. The team also advises food companies regarding inspections by the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, particularly in cases of inspection sanctions or food recalls. Our specialists have extensive legal and commercial expertise within the field, gained from working with Danish and European authorities and companies such as the European Commission, the Ministry of Food, and the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration. The team offers services throughout the food chain, focusing on R&D, production, distribution, and retail.
Martin has decades of experience assisting life sciences companies at every step of the product life cycle. He is an internationally recognized expert in regulatory life science, product liability, and IP/trade secrets litigation.