Yuriko Harimoto is an associate in the New York office of Latham & Watkins.

Yuriko represents financial institutions, corporations, and directors and officers across a variety of sectors, including financial services, energy, insurance, cryptocurrency, and technology — in federal and state court proceedings, litigation, arbitrations, as well as regulatory enforcement actions and internal investigations, often with a cross-border component. 

Yuriko maintains an active pro bono practice, focusing on victims of domestic violence and socio-economic justice. She served as a student attorney for the Law Aid Association while she was at Peking University.

While in law school, she was a student representative of the diversity, equity, and inclusion committee. Yuriko also participated in Duke Human Rights Pro Bono Program.

Prior to joining Latham full-time, Yuriko interned in an international arbitration center and was a summer associate in the New York office. 

Bar Qualification

  • New York

Education

  • JD, Duke University School of Law, 2025
    cum laude
  • LLB, Peking University, 2022
    Honor Graduate

Languages Spoken

  • Chinese (Mandarin)
  • English