Xanthus Communications Adds Law Firm Garvey Schubert Barer to its client list

SEATTLE, March 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Xanthus Communications has announced the addition of the top full-service law firm Garvey Schubert Barer to its client list. Garvey Schubert Barer represents established market leaders, newly launched enterprises and governmental entities, nationally and internationally with a special focus on the Pacific Rim. 

Garvey Schubert Barer is a top ranking client-focused firm with lawyers who are particularly notable in the following practice areas: Business, Corporate Finance, and Tax; Environment and Natural Resources; Intellectual Property; Labor, Employment and Immigration; Land Use and Real Estate;  Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution; Trusts, Estates and Charitable Organizations; Communications, Media and Information Technology; Emerging Companies; Financial Services; Government and Government Contracts; Hospitality, Travel and Tourism; Indian Tribes; Manufacturing and Distribution; Maritime Companies and Fisheries; Sports, Arts and Entertainment; Technology and E-Commerce; and Transportation and Logistics.

Garvey Schubert Barer is a medium-sized firm that is known for its ability to be entrepreneurial, nimble and forward thinking.  Many of the firm's attorneys have advanced degrees in other disciplines in addition to law and are leaders in both the legal profession as well as in their clients' industries.  

Founded in 1966 by three University of Washington School of Law classmates who were in their 20s and only had $800 in the bank, the firm has grown to have offices in Seattle, Portland, Anchorage, Washington, D.C., New York City and Beijing.

Since 2004 Garvey Schubert Barer has had a representative office in Beijing to reinforce a longstanding commitment to Pacific Rim trade and China.  The firm's history of working in China goes back long before 2004.  Over thirty years ago, founding partner Stan Barer is the legal strategist who negotiated the resumption of shipping trade between the United States and China.  In 1979 the China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company designated Garvey Schubert Barer as its U.S. counsel, a representation that continues today. 

Garvey Schubert Barer is among one of the 10 law firms listed on the Chinese Embassy website and officially recognized by the Chinese government as a recommended firm. Garvey Schubert Barer is the only medium-sized law firm that is recognized among a list of large American law firms that rank in the top 100 American law firms. 

The firm has always had a strong policy encouraging public service and rewards its attorneys for devoting time to pro bono legal and community services. The firm commits more than $2 million annually to pro-bono services. For more information, please see http://www.gsblaw.com.

About Xanthus Communications LLC and PR for People®      
Founded by Patricia Vaccarino in 2003, Xanthus Communications is a national PR firm offering the full range of traditional public relations services as well as low-cost PR tools and services through its internet company PR for People®. http://www.prforpeople.com. 

SOURCE Xanthus Communications LLC