Ira E. Hoffman is a Shareholder in the Washington, DC office of Butzel Long, where he practices in the Firm's Automotive, Government, Aerospace & Defense, and International Practice Groups, and Cybersecurity Specialty Team. He has published a number of articles on cyber law and policy and is a frequent speaker, panelist or moderator at cyber conferences. He is also a Fellow of the Cyber Security Forum Initiative (CSFI); a Mentor at the Merage Institute; and an instructor and Director of the Public Contracting Institute, where he teaches courses on export controls compliance and on small business contracting and subcontracting.