Dean A. Pinkert

Dean Arthur Pinkert (born June 5, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American trade lawyer.

Education Pinkert was graduated from New Trier High School - East in 1974. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with high honors from Oberlin College (1978), a Juris Doctor degree with honors from the University of Texas School of Law (1983), and a Master of Laws degree with merit from the London School of Economics and Political Science (1989). He did graduate work at Princeton University (1978–1979).

International Trade Commissioner Dean Arthur Pinkert was sworn in as a member of the International Trade Commission on February 26, 2007, for a term expiring in December 2015. He succeeded Jennifer Anne Hillman.

President George W. Bush nominated him on September 7, 2006, and again on January 9, 2007. The United States Senate confirmed him on February 1, 2007. Pinkert became vice chairman of the commission on June 17, 2014. His service ended February 28, 2017, leaving his seat vacant starting March 1, 2017.

Career In July 2020 Mr. Pinkert became senior counsel at McDermott Will & Emery in Washington, D.C.

Pinkert joined Hughes Hubbard as a partner in March 2017. Pinkert represented the United States in resolving the dispute over Canadian softwood lumber. He has also worked on international trade proceedings involving steel, apple juice, corn syrup, mushrooms, wheat, and Mexican cement.

Personal life Dean Pinkert was born to Norman and Jeanne Pinkert in Chicago and raised in Wilmette, Illinois. His family was in the scrap business. He resides in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife Susan Paley and their children, Rose and Zeke.

Works "The Concept of Specificity in the Bilateral Steel Agreements", The University of Ottawa Law Journal (1991) "Issues in Sampling", The Commerce Department Speaks, PLI (1992) "Target Dumping Methodology: Scattershot or Bull's-Eye", The Commerce Department Speaks, PLI (1998)