Yuri Fuchs is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins. 

Yuri represents clients in a wide range of litigation matters through various phases of trial court and appellate litigation. Yuri brings to bear his prior experience at the Department of Justice, where he worked in the Civil Division. Prior to that, he was an Assistant United States Attorney in the so-called “rocket docket” of the Eastern District of Virginia where he argued more than fifteen motions, managed expedited discovery, and achieved successful settlements for his agency clients.  Prior to his time in government service and private practice, Yuri clerked for Judge Carolyn Dineen King on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

He has experience working in a variety of subject areas, including pharmaceutical litigation, trade secret disputes, securities litigation, and consumer protection class actions.

Yuri’s experience includes representing:

  • The United States Navy in a lawsuit filed by a contractor alleging a violation of the Trade Secrets Act*
  • Federal agencies in two oral arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit*
  • The Department of Health and Human Services in a challenge to its COVID-19 regulations*
  • Various agency employers in successful defenses of lawsuit filed by previous employees* 
  • The Department of Interior in a fast-moving action for preliminary injunctive relief regarding a group’s First Amendment access to a national park site*
  • Department of Army employees in a lawsuit bringing claims against them for a traffic stop and subsequent military investigation*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • California
  • District of Columbia

Education

  • JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2014
    magna cum laude, Articles Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Order of the Coif
  • BA in Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, 2011
    summa cum laude, with honors