Background
Kraus, Hans-Michael was born on August 20, 1954 in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Kraus, Hans-Michael was born on August 20, 1954 in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Abitur, Germany (1971). University of Freiburg (1978). University of Texas (Master of Comparative Jurisprudence, 1982).
Spoken languages: German and French.
Worked at Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Federal Republic of Germany. 1985, Georgia.
Author: "Enforcement of Foreign Money Judgements in Germany," Texas International Law Journal, 1982.
"Neurungen im Amerikanischen Wertpapierrecht," RIW 1982. "Das Materielle Amerikanische Konkursrecht," RIW, 1983. "Securities Regulation in Germany? Investors' Remedies for Misleading Statements by Issuers," The International Lawyer, Winter, 1984.
Research Assistant, University of Texas School of Law, 1981-1982. Member: Atlanta, American and International Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia (Past Chairman, International Section).
Bar of Cologne; Lawyers Association Cologne. Association Internationale des Jeunes Advocats. Established in 1893, Smith Gambrell & Russell offers a complete range of commercial and business-oriented services.
The firm assists foreign based companies in establishing and maintaining operations in the United States and provides legal counsel to domestic entities regarding their international activities. Our attorneys practicing international law include three German nationals who are licensed to practice in Germany and a Belgian attorney licensed to practice in Belgium, all of whom are also licensed in the United States. In addition, the firm is active in representing Scandinavian business, with particular emphasis on Finland and United States. operations of Finnish entities.
Our language capabilities include Dutch, Finnish, Flemish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish at the practice level.
Author: "Enforcement of Foreign Money Judgements in Germany," Texas International Law Journal, 1982. "Neurungen im Amerikanischen Wertpapierrecht," RIW 1982. "Das Materielle Amerikanische Konkursrecht," RIW, 1983.
"Securities Regulation in Germany? Investors' Remedies for Misleading Statements by Issuers," The International Lawyer, Winter, 1984. Research Assistant, University of Texas School of Law, 1981-1982.
Member: Atlanta, American and International Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia (Past Chairman, International Section). Bar of Cologne; Lawyers Association Cologne.
Association Internationale des Jeunes Advocats.