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Alexander V. G. Kraft

[Alexander V. G. Kraft] has been born on July 3, 1972, in Berlin (West). His father, Prof. Dr. Volker Kraft, is a well-known international specialist in animal diseases (virus - and bacteria - diseases) who has founded and operated the bio – medical corporation “BioDoc”. The Kraft/Krafft family has its roots in the Königsberg region in former East Prussia (Ostpreussen).

Education

After having studied law at the universities of Goettingen (Germany), Cambridge (England), Berlin (Germany), and San Diego (USA), Alexander V. G. Kraft passed the First State Examination in Law (equivalent of Juris Doctor) from the Free University of Berlin, and his Master of Laws in Comparative Law (LL.M.) from the University of San Diego Law School (California, USA). He successfully passed the New York bar exam and is a licensed attorney-and-counsellor-at-law at the New York State Supreme Court.

Career

Alexander V. G. Kraft began his career at Sotheby's in 1997 at the Sotheby's auction house in Beverly Hills, CA. In 1998, he joined the Sotheby's real estate department, Sotheby's International Realty, and was appointed its European Regional Manager the same year.

In his capacity as the Sotheby's International 's European Regional Manager and Executive Vice President, Kraft was responsible for the establishment and management of the Sotheby's International Realty network in more than 20 countries with more than 65 offices across Europe, the Middle East, Russia and Africa.