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SENIOR ATTORNEY

Jarred Pinkston’s journey to Volpe law – from Colorado, to New York City, to Vienna (Austria), to West Palm Beach and back to Colorado – forms the cornerstone of his current practice, which focuses on commercial disputes, real estate/construction law, and working with international clients. His varied career path and interests gives him the experience and flexibility to pragmatically handle most commercial disputes or transactions.

COMPLEX Commercial Disputes:

 Jarred began his career litigating cases in New York City. He then transitioned to practicing international commercial arbitration and general transactional work in Vienna, Austria for eight years. While in Vienna, he worked at one of the largest law firms in the country, directly under the founding partner Christian Dorda. The international arbitration cases he worked on arose from a wide range of jurisdictions and industries such construction projects, failed pharmaceutical joint ventures, M&A transactions, and the energy and telecommunications industries, among others.

In addition to a strong background in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), Jarred’s practice focuses on court litigation. Prior to Volpe law, he worked as a deputy district attorney in Colorado and gained valuable jury trial experience. He clerked for Judge Daniel T.K Hurley of the Southern Federal District of Florida. Jarred also interned with two judges at the U.S. Court of International Trade and a New York Supreme Court Judge while in law school. Jarred’s litigation experience runs the gamut from commercial to real estate/construction to labor/employment to criminal.

Real Estate & Construction Law: 

Jarred’s real estate practice arises directly from his personal interest in real estate. He invested in his first apartment during law school in Brooklyn and is the rare law student who made a profit while in law school because of that real estate investment. Jarred has continued to invest in real estate in Colorado and he has his real estate broker’s license. In addition, Jarred has worked on a wide range of real estate/construction disputes: from faulty elevators in Switzerland, to delayed bridge construction projects in the Ukraine, to failed residential real estate deals in Colorado.

International Law Experience:

Jarred has a strong connection with the German speaking world. He studied abroad near Düsseldorf, Germany in high school, at Karl-Franzens University in Graz, Austria during his undergraduate studies and at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany during his legal studies. His legal career ultimately took him to Vienna, Austria. While in Vienna, he obtained an LL.M. in European and International Business Law from the University of Vienna. In addition, Jarred has a bachelor’s degree in German. This positions him well to work with European clients or to help Colorado businesses enter those markets and handle international commercial disputes.

PERSONAL INTERESTS:

When not working, Jarred is hitting the slopes and exploring the natural beauty of Colorado with his family in their rebuilt 1978 VW camper van named Survivor.

Bar Admissions

Colorado, Florida, New York, and Solicitor in England and Wales.

Education

University of Vienna (Universität Wien), Vienna, Austria, LL.M. European and International Business Law

Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, NY, J.D.

Bucerius Law School, Hochschule für Rechtswissenschaft, Hamburg, Germany, (semester study abroad)

University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, B.S. Business Administration; B.A. International Studies; B.A. German,

Karl-Franzens University, Graz, Austria (year study abroad)

Published Work

The Case for Arbitral Institutions to Play a Role in Mitigating Unethical Conduct in International Arbitration, 32 Conn. J. Int’l L. 177-215 (2017)

Iura Novit Curia and the Non-Passive Arbitrator: A Question of Efficiency, Cultural Blinders and Misplaced Concerns About Impartiality, in Austrian Yearbook on international arbitration 2016, 101-117

Properly Setting the Table in International Arbitration: Drafting a Robust Procedural Order No. 1; Global Wisdom on Business Transactions, International Law and Dispute Resolution – Festschrift für Gerhard Wegen zum 65. Geburtstag (C.H. Beck)(2015)

Jurisdictional Requirements for the Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Against Defendants and Their Ownership Interest in Subsidiaries – a Comparative Review, [2012] Int.A.L.R. 97-117 (Thomson Reuters)

The Case for a Continental European Arbitral Institution to Limit Document Production, in Austrian Yearbook on international arbitration 2011, 87-111

In Rem Jurisdiction in an Action to Confirm and Enforce a Foreign Arbitral Award Generally and Jurisdiction Based Upon the Presence of a U.S. Subsidiary Specifically, 30 Rev. Litig. 415-474 (University of Texas)(2011)

Towards a Uniform Interpretation of the Federal Arbitration Act: The Role of 9 U.S.C. § 208 in the Arbitral Statutory Scheme, 22 Emory Int’l L. Rev. 639-706 (2008)

New York’s Unwelcoming Harbor: The New York Convention’s Inapplicability to Claims Arising from Seamen’s Employment, 3 BYU Int’l L. & Mgmt. R. 233 (2007).