Yakov Balakhovsky is one of the founding partners of the law firm of Solton Rosen & Balakhovsky LLP, founded more than 10 years ago.  Yakov specializes and has a wide range of experience in international corporate and commercial law, with particular expertise in international investment transactions and trade regulations.   Yakov is also a recognized expert in the field of international commodities transactions, having served as general counsel to several international trading firms.

Yakov Balakhovsky has also served as an expert witness on Soviet/Russian business law and practices, Russian currency regulations, and on the Russian arbitration court system.  Yakov Balakhovsky is also the author of a well-known Russian legal reference book, as well as a number of articles on international and business law published in law reviews and yearbooks. He has been a contributing author to the Russia/Central Europe Executive Guide, writing a monthly column on Russian legal news.