Thomas P. Pinansky joined Preti Flaherty in 2004 as counsel to the firm, and focuses on international corporate law. He is the senior foreign attorney (Partner) at the law firm  Barun Law in Seoul, Korea where he is involved in a broad range of international corporate and advocacy matters, representing many of the world’s largest companies.

Prior to joining Barun Law, Tom practiced law with Kim, Shin & Yu in Korea, Hogan & Hartson in Washington, DC and with Vinson & Elkins in Austin, Texas.  He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Washington, D.C. Bar.

Tom also served as the Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce from the spring of 2001 until 2003. He currently serves as a Governor of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea and sits on the Executive Committee of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Korea.

Tom serves as a Korean Commercial Arbitration Board arbitrator. He is a panelist on the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and is also a World Intellectual Property Organization arbitrator. Tom sits on the informal roster of arbitrators for the International Centre for the Resolution of Investment Disputes.

Tom has written and spoken extensively on Asia-related business and legal matters.  A Maine native, he was born in Portland and resides primarily in Seoul with his wife, Roxanne Holland, and also works frequently from Hawaii and Maine.

Admissions
State Bar of Texas (1985) and District of Columbia (1988).

Education
J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1985
B.A., Harvard College, 1981 (Magna Cum Laude)