Partner
| Chambers Global, 2026
Martin Gantzhorn co-heads Gorrissen Federspiel's top Life Sciences Practice Group, which provides leading advice to innovative international and national Life Sciences companies, including advisory and litigation support within regulatory, market access, transactions, capital markets/PE and product liability.
Martin has decades of experience assisting Life Sciences companies at every step of the product life cycle. He is an internationally recognized expert within Regulatory Life Science, Product Liability and IP/Trade Secrets Litigation.
Knowing the pharmaceutical and medical device companies from within, he assists on various matters relating to (Nordic) market access, regulatory data protection, market strategies, regulatory approvals, PPP/OPS, pricing, clinical trials/studies, promotional
compliance, PV, SOPs/audits and product liability.
As the only Danish lawyer, Who's Who Legal/Lexology has ranked Martin as “Global Elite Thought Leader” (Life Science Regulatory) in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. Martin is acknowledged as Leading Individual by Legal 500 2024 and by Chambers Global and Europe 2024.
Client Quote | Global Elite Thought Leader, Life Science, 2024:
“Martin Dræbye Gantzhorn comes highly recommended for his extensive experience advising domestic and international clients on regulatory issues in the life sciences space. One source notes, "He is the leading life sciences regulatory lawyer in Denmark."
Gorrissen Federspiel 2024 -
Partner, Gorrissen Federspiel since 2024
Bech-Bruun 2017 - 2024
Horten 2010 --2016
Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen 2003
Admitted to the Danish Bar 2006
Admitted to the Bar of the High Courts 2014
English, Nordic languages
https://www.lexology.com/firms/895/martin_dr_bye_gantzhorn
Board Member, Nordic Pharma Licensing Group
Board Member, Life Science Law DK
IBA Life Science & Healthcare Committee Officer, European Liaison
EPLAW (European Patent Lawyers Association)
EFLA (European Food Lawyers Association)
EPLA (European Pharmaceutical Lawyers Association)
LES (Licensing Executives Society), Past President LES Scandinavia
IBA (International Bar Association)
INTA (International Trademark Association