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Georges Yates, a partner and chair of the firm's International practice, focuses his practice on: international business transactions and joint ventures; mergers and acquisitions; cross-border business operations, investment and taxation; real estate acquisitions, syndications, finance, leasing and development; and corporate finance (equity and debt). He serves as outside general counsel to a number of public and private companies. He also coordinates strategic relationships between Perkins Coie and various law firms around the world.
Professional Recognition
- Named Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" for International Trade and Finance Law, 2016
- Named Best Lawyers’ Seattle "International Trade and Finance Law Lawyer of the Year," 2014
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America: International Trade and Finance Law, 2011 – 2024
- Listed in Washington Law & Politics, "Rising Stars of Washington Law," 2001
Professional Leadership
- Perkins Coie Foreign Legal Affairs Attorneys at Law, Taipei, Taiwan, Partner, 2011 – present
- Perkins Coie LLP, Firmwide Hiring Partner/Hiring Committee Chair, 2005 – 2009
- Perkins Coie LLP, Beijing Office Chief Representative/Managing Partner, Beijing, China, 2005 – 2008
- Foundation for Russian American Economic Cooperation, Director, 1999 – 2002; General Counsel, 2002 – 2011
- Washington-Primorsky Krai Russian Rule of Law Partnership, Executive Committee Member
- French-American Chamber of Commerce, Director
- Washington State China Relations Council, Director
- Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle, Director
- American Bar Association, International Section, Canada Committee Steering Group
Community Involvement
- Shawnigan Lake School Society, British Columbia, Canada
- World Affairs Council
Related Employment
- Washington State House of Representatives, Legislative Assistant, 1988 – 1990
- Interstate Pump and Drilling Supply Inc., Vice President, 1985 – 1987 (international distributor of industrial equipment)
- International Coordination & Design, Inc., Seattle, WA, Anchorage and Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, Project Manager, 1984 – 1985 (oil field equipment disposal agent for Northern Alaska drilling operations)
Clerkships
- Hon. Charles Johnson, State Supreme Court of Washington, 1993
- Washington State Department of Revenue Appeals Division, 1991 - 1992
