Johannes Graf ESTERHÁZY

(Born 1951) is a German citizen, an attorney at law /  lawyer / solicitor. He is a member of the German Bar since 1979 with an affiliate office in Zollikon, Switzerland.

Education:  1979 J.D. Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany; 1981 LL.M., The University of Virginia, School of Law Charlottesville, VA., USA; 1982 MBA, GOLDEN GATE University, San Francisco, CA., USA.

Professional experience:  1980-1984 active as of counsel for several law firms in San Francisco. This included an ongoing cooperation with the German-American Chamber of Commerce. 1985-2008 he held various executive positions at PHILIP MORRIS International, Lausanne and in Germany, Munich: In-house legal counsel and corporate secretary, head of the legal department, member of the German executive team, director corporate affairs and spokesperson of PHILIP MORRIS Germany, from 2003 Director Corporate Affairs EU Region and subsequently Global Director Brand Integrity. In this capacity, he represented PHILIP MORRIS International at BASCAP, Paris.

Areas of Practice:  German-American franchise, corporate and contractual law, compliance and corporate affairs.

Languages:  German, English.

Memberships:  DAV German Bar Association, Former Board Member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany, Knight of The Sovereign Military Order of Malta, lieutenant reserve officer of the German Armed Forces, alumnus of St. Blasien Jesuit College.

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