Seattle law firm expands its Russian practice by hiring experienced Russian attorney

Harris & Moure, pllc, hires a Russian attorney with 15 years experience and a Washington State Bar foreign law consultant license.

(PRWEB) March 13, 2004 --Harris & Moure, pllc, an international law firm based in Seattle, Washington, recently hired Elena Yushkina to strengthen its already formidable Russian law practice.

Ms. Yushkina has been a lawyer in Vladivostok for nearly 15 years, as well as a law professor. In Russia, Ms. Yushkina practiced international trade and international corporate law, where she was a senior partner with one of Vladivostok's leading law firms.

Harris & Moure, pllc, is known for its legal work representing foreign companies in Russia and Russian companies in the United States. Ms. Yushkina is one of only two Russian foreign law consultants in the state of Washington. She is the only Russian foreign law consultant fluent in English as well as being the only Russian foreign law consultant affiliated with an American law firm.

Ms. Yushkina is expected to spend most of her time in Harris & Moure's Seattle office, but will be travelling to the Russian Far East or to Moscow nearly every month. Ms. Yushkina will be spearheading the firm's Russian corporate and trade practice and assisting in its Russian dispute resolution work.