Ira E. Hoffman, Esq., is Of Counsel in the Aerospace and Defense Practice Group at Butzel Long, a leading law firm with offices in Washington, D.C., New York, and Michigan. He was Co-Chair of CyberMontgomery 2015, and is Co-Chair of the Tech Council of Maryland Cyber Committee, a Fellow of the Cyber Security Forum Initiative (CSFI), an instructor for the Public Contracting Institute (PCI), and a frequent speaker and author of several articles on cybersecurity law and policy. He can be reached at 202-454-2849 or at hoffmani@butzel.com.
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