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Dutch Air Force in Holland for several years. He then pursued a
law degree at the University of Amsterdam, transferred to
Columbia Law School in New York City, and graduated in 1952.
Sann became a member of the New York bar, and in 1955 he joined
the law firm of Mitchell, Capron. In 1960 he joined the law firm
of Debevoise & Plimpton. Sann left Debevoise & Plimpton in 1970
and, with Edwin Howe, formed the law firm of Sann & Howe. He
remained a name partner at Sann & Howe until 1993.
Sann specializes in international law. He advises foreign
individuals and entities regarding investments in the United
States. Among his clients for many years have been Royal Dutch
Shell in the Hague and Shell Transport and Trading in London.
Together these two companies own the worldwide group of Shell
companies. Sann has counseled executives of the two companies
with respect to investments in the United States for their
corporate pension funds. On a personal level, Sann has invested
in the stock market, securities, mutual funds, investment
partnerships, and real estate. Sann approaches each of his
personal investments "separately and individually, depending on
the nature of the investment."
In 1981, Sann acquired an indirect, limited partnership
interest in Empire with a $43,750 investment in S&H Empire, and
an indirect limited partnership interest in Plymouth with a
$50,000 investment in Plymouth Partners. In 1982, he acquired an
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