He is Executive Secretary of the Industry Coalition on Technology Transfer ( ICOTT ) , a group whose industry participants are affected by U.S. export control and embargo rules . He is the author of The Export Control and Embargo Handbook , Second Edition , published in 2004 , and numerous articles on export controls , embargoes and related topics . He chairs the D.C. Bar Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee and is a member ( and former chair ) of the D.C. Bar Legal Ethics Committee . He also is a member of the New York City Bar Association and the Thurgood Marshall American Inn of Court . Mr. Hirschhorn received his B.A. degree from the University of Chicago and a J.D. degree from Columbia University , where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar .