Peter Homberg – Dentons
Partner, Head of European Cannabis Group
Peter Homberg is a partner in the Dentons Berlin office. He focuses on life sciences, IP, corporate law and M&A transactions in the life sciences and high-tech sector as well as in R&D and cooperation agreements, cross-border IP licensing and IP strategies. Furthermore, he has extensive experience providing legal advice on compliance issues. Additionally, he is the head of the European Cannabis sector group. Peter advises companies in the pharmaceutical, diagnostics, biotechnology, medical device and medical cannabis industries—from startups to large publicly listed companies and has broad transactional experience in Southeast Asia. Peter is member of the Licensing Executive Society (LES), the German Association for Intellectual Property and Copyright (GRUR), the German Institution for Arbitration (DIS) as well as the Pharma-Lizenz-Club Deutschland e.V. Furthermore, he is chairman of the board and heading of the Regulatory Working Group at the European Cannabis Association (ECA) and regularly holds lectures at seminars and conferences and a monthly deep-dive webinar on current topics of medical cannabis law and the German and international medical cannabis market. He is also the author of numerous professional articles and other publications regarding corporate or IP law in the field of life sciences.
Experience
- Canopy Growth Corp.: Advising a subsidiary of one of the leading Canadian medical cannabis suppliers on the acquisition of the German inhaler manufacturer Storz & Bickel GmbH & Co. KG for €135 million.
- Proteona Pte. Ltd.: Advising biotech company on an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with the National University of Singapore (NUS).
- Canadian medical cannabis supplier: Advising on the conclusion of a joint venture agreement with a German pharmaceutical wholesaler.
- Scil Technology GmbH: Advising regarding the out-licensing of certain intellectual property for the regenerative treatment of inter alia Osteoarthritis to Sanofi.
- Scil Technology GmbH: Advising regarding the sale of its service and production division to Nanohale AG.
- German biotechnology company: Advising regarding the sale of a certain IP-portfolio for the treatment of cardiac insufficiency.
- German mid-size pharmaceutical company: Advising regarding the licensing and distribution of a certain API for the treatment of interstitial cystitis to a multinational US-based pharmaceutical company.
- US-based pharmaceutical enterprise: Advising regarding the due diligence in connection with a certain technology portfolio for the manufacturing of vaccines prior to the in-licensing of the technology.
- Swiss-based biotechnology company: Advising regarding cooperation with a French multinational pharmaceutical enterprise.
- Priaxon AG: Advising regarding the out-licensing of a certain technology to Boehringer Ingelheim.
- German-Singaporean biotech company: Advising regarding the in-licensing of a certain diagnostic technology from the National University of Singapore.
- French venture capital fund: Advising regarding the acquisition of shares in a German-based biotechnology company.
- German medium-size pharmaceutical company: Advising regarding the restructuring of its distribution channels in Portugal and in other European countries.
- Various clients in the life sciences sector: Advising in all types of transactions, including technology transfer agreements, R&D agreements, M&A transactions, private equity transactions, arbitration proceedings and litigations.
Recognition
Peter Homberg is highlighted by Chambers Europe, 2022 as “highly responsive and flexible in his commitment to meet the needs of his client.” JUVE Handbook German Commercial Law Firms, 2015/2016 mentions Peter Homberg as a highly recommended practitioner. The international directory Best Lawyers ranked him among the best lawyers for Health Care Law and Pharmaceuticals Law in Germany. Global Law Experts honor Peter Homberg as “Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year in Germany”.
Publications with relation to cannabis matters
- Monthly Section in the “Karma Koala Podcast”, Cannabis Law Report
- Interview with Deutschlandfunk Kultur on „Cannabis-Legalisierung – Ein lukrativer Markt mit Hindernissen“: https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/cannabislegalisierung-100.html
- Keynote speech, International Cannabis Business Conference, Berlin (2021 and 2022)
- Article on “Legalization in Europe? – Candidates for the legalization of recreational cannabis in the near future,” Cannabis Law Journal: https://journal.cannabislaw.report/legalization-in-europe-candidates-for-the-legalization-of-recreational-cannabis-in-the-near-future/
- Article on „Online-Handel von Cannabis: Der Vertriebsweg der Zukunft?“, krautinvest: https://krautinvest.de/online-handel-von-cannabis-der-vertriebsweg-der-zukunft/
- Article on “The legalization of recreational cannabis in conflict to the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961”, Cannabis Law Report: https://cannabislaw.report/the-legalization-of-recreational-cannabis-in-conflict-to-the-un-single-convention-on-narcotic-drugs-1961/
- Interview with CannaList: https://www.cannalist.eu/cannalist-conversations-with-peter-homberg-head-of-european-cannabis-sector-group-at-dentons/
- Article on „Harmonisierung des Rechtsrahmens für medizinisches Cannabis auf EU-Ebene“, krautinvest: https://krautinvest.de/harmonisierung-des-rechtsrahmens-fuer-medizinisches-cannabis-auf-eu-ebene/
- Interview with LABIOTECH.eu on “Medical Cannabis: Regulatory Issues, Patient Demand, and Pricing Changes in Germany”: https://www.labiotech.eu/interviews/medical-cannabis-regulatory-patient-demand-pricing-germany/
Social Media
- Dentons on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dentons/
- LinkedIn profile page of Peter Homberg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-homberg-90618519/
- Dentons on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dentons?lang=de
- Dentons on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dentonsglobal/
Address & Contacts
Address
Markgrafenstraße 33 Berlin, 10117 Germany
GPS
52.512127637597, 13.393870507766
Telephone