The Partners

Dr. Alexander Stopp, Esq., is an experienced European business lawyer with both U.S. and German academic qualifications and more than 20 years of practice in an international environment. He is a member of the New York State Bar.

Germany

Juristische Zwischenprüfung (Referendarexamen), 1987

Zweite Juristische Staatsprüfung (Assessorexamen), 1990

Dr. iur. (magna cum laude), University of Augsburg, 1993

Frankfurt am Main Bar admission, 1991-2012 (Rechtsanwalt)

United States

The University of Michigan Law School,Ann Arbor, Michigan, Master of Laws, 1988

New York State Bar admission, 1992-present (Attorney-at-Law)

Chyara Smith Stopp, Esq., is a member of the Minnesota Bar. She has in-depth experience in business law and mediation.

LL.M. (Magister Legum), Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg, Germany, 1994

J.D. (Juris Doctor), The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1989

A. B., in Political Science. Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1984

Family Mediation Skills Training, Hamline Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 2007

Advanced Training Course in Mediation in German-American Conflicts Involving Parents and Children, BAFM (Bundesarbeitsgemenschaft für Familienmediation), Germany, November 2006