Pacific Intertrade Corp

Robert Lees arrived in Moscow a few weeks ago to do a little business and found himself in the middle of a coup. Lees is president of Pacific InterTrade Corp., a Westlake Village company that helps American concerns set up complex trading deals in foreign countries. He traveled to the Soviet Union to arrange the export to a factory in Lithuania of U.S.-made equipment used in fabricating television picture tubes. But on Aug.

Robert Lees arrived in Moscow a few weeks ago to do a little business and found himself in the middle of a coup. Lees is president of Pacific InterTrade Corp., a Westlake Village company that helps American concerns set up complex trading deals in foreign countries. He traveled to the Soviet Union to arrange the export to a factory in Lithuania of U.S.-made equipment used in fabricating television picture tubes. But on Aug.

The plunging Japanese yen is beginning to hurt Southland companies that export goods to Japan. And each day that the yen drops further compared to the dollar, the worry level goes up at other exporters that haven't yet felt the pinch. "We're hearing that business either is coming to a screeching halt, or that Japanese (distributors) are delaying orders until they see what will happen next with the yen," said Jana Goldsworthy, a marketing specialist at Pacific InterTrade Corp.

David K. Peteler firmly believes that Russia is on an irreversible course toward creating a market-oriented economy. Unfortunately, the Encino-based attorney can also speak volumes about the formidable task of realizing that goal. Peteler, who specializes in Russian business ventures, was in Moscow last year, providing legal advice to a committee formed by the Russian government to privatize state-owned enterprises. There he attended a meeting to discuss the establishment of securities laws.

Robert Lees, president of Pacific InterTrade Corp. in Westlake Village, was on a plane flying to China recently, when he struck up a conversation with someone who hoped to sell packaged health food in China. Lees told the businessman his trip was a waste of time. "The Chinese are not going to waste their precious money on this," he said. "We're not going to sell raisins to China," Lees said.