Background
Tiessen, Stefan-M. was born on January 10, 1954 in Minden, Germany.
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Stefan-M. Tiessen
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Archi-Gymnasium, Soest, Germany (Abitur, 1972). Universities of Würzburg, Lausanne and Freiburg (Referendar, 1977. Assessor, 1980); University of Illinois, College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1985).
Spoken languages: German and French.
Career
Worked at Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Germany. 1982, New York; 1985, Georgia.
Associate Editor and Author: "Handbuch USA-Geschäft," Betriebswirtschaftlicher Verlag Doctor Th. Gabler GmbH, 1989. Author: "Produzentenhaftung und Unternehmenserwerb in den United States.A," Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft, 1983, pp. 401. Co-Author: "Auswirkungen des DBA-USA auf dem Gebiet der Nachlass-Erbschafts-und Schenkungssteuer," Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft, February, 1987.
Research Assistant, University of Freiburg, Institut für Ausländisches und Internationales Privatrecht, 1977-1980. Research Assistant to Dean Peter Hay, University of Illinois, 1983-1985. Lecturer, Georgia State University, 1988.
Immediate Past Chairman: Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce Southeast USA Chapter. Member: Atlanta, New York State, American (Member, Sections of: International Law. Corporate, Banking and Business Law) and International Bar Associations.
Freiburg Bar Association. State Bar of Georgia. Association Internationale Des Jeunes Advocats.
German Bar Association. German-American Lawyers Association. 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.
Membership
Member: Atlanta, New York State, American (Member, Sections of: International Law. Corporate, Banking and Business Law) and International Bar Associations. Freiburg Bar Association.
State Bar of Georgia. Association Internationale Des Jeunes Advocats. German Bar Association.
German-American Lawyers Association.
