Here are the abbreviated bios for all the presenters at the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service hosted engaging and interactive workshops in Los Angeles on December 4th or in San Diego on December 6th addressing the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and related trade compliance requirements, responsibilities, roles, problems, exposure, liability and risk that organizations and individuals face. These hands-on, practical application, case study based workshops will much better prepare, educate and train you and your organization to deal with and be ready for a wide-range of real world situations, consequences and other adverse actions in the currently invigorated enforcement environment. The morning session focuses on Jurisdiction and Classification and the afternoon on Audits and Assessments. The day ends with a Networking Reception. For more details and online registration go to: Los Angeles, Tuesday, December 4th, http://export.gov/california/losangeleswest/tradeevents/workshop/; San Diego, Thursday, December 6th, http://export.gov/california/sandiego/index.asp If you have questions, for please contact: Los Angeles Workshops: Delia Valdivia, 310-235-7203 or delia.valdivia@trade.gov; San Diego Workshops: Julie Osman, 858-467-7037 or julie.osman@trade.gov

1. Workshops for Export Compliance Professionals
Los Angeles Area, December 4th, 2012 / San Diego Area, December 6th, 2012
Presenter Abbreviated Bios
(As of 11/10/2012)
Here is an alphabetical listing of presenters with an abbreviated bio on each.
RAYMOND (RAY) O. AGHAIAN
Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
Ray Aghaian is in the Los Angeles office where he focuses on white collar criminal defense
and complex civil litigation. He is an experienced trial lawyer who has not lost a trial verdict
submitted to a judge or jury for deliberation. From January 2005 to January 2012, Mr.
Aghaian served as an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) with the Department of
Justice, Central District of California, where he was a member of the Cyber & Intellectual
Property Crimes Section. Mr. Aghaian helped lead the Department’s efforts addressing an
array of white collar crimes including: bribery, copyright and trademark infringement, health
care fraud, theft of trade secrets, cyber intrusion, mail, wire, and bank fraud, money
laundering, tax evasion and mortgage fraud. Prior to his appointment as an AUSA, Mr.
Aghaian was an intellectual property litigation associate at national law firms. His Juris
Doctor Degree is from the University of California, Hastings College.
JAMES (JIM) VAN EENENAAM
Deputy Director, International Trade compliance, General Atomics
Mr. Van Eenenaam manages the development, consistent implementation and
administration of all trade compliance programs to ensure the company effectively complies
with US and foreign trade regulations. He is also the President of Lighthouse International
Trade Consulting, LLC, a customs and international trade advisory business. Prior to his
current positions, Jim held management positions for eight years with Ernst & Young LLP,
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and KPMG LLP in their international trade and customs
consulting practices. He also draws on his 10-year career with the US Department of
Commerce and US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection. Mr. Van Eenenaam
received his Masters Degree in Business Administration from Pepperdine University and an
undergraduate degree in Business Administration and Political Science from Hope College.
He serves as an appointed member of the San Diego and Imperial Valley District Export
Council and is the immediate Past Chair of the District Export Council of Southern
California.
ANTHONY HARDENBURGH
Vice President, Global Trade Content, Amber Road
Anthony brings over 12 years of international trade experience to Amber Road, where he
manages a global team of international trade professionals who monitor and maintain the
company’s vast amount of trade compliance content. Prior to joining Amber Road, Anthony
served as Vice President of Global Trade Content for JPMorgan Chase Vastera. During his
six years with the company he managed a global team of trade professionals responsible
for supporting both its software and managed services operations. Previously, Anthony
served as a Director for From2, a global trade management company located in Miami,
Florida. Prior to From2, he was an International Trade Specialist for the US Department of
Commerce where he was responsible for counseling small- to medium-size organizations
on exporting their goods and services around the world. Anthony has a bachelor’s degree
in International Business from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University and a
Master’s in Business Administration from Marymount University.
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2. JOHN R. LIEBMAN
Counsel, McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP
Mr. Liebman’s practice emphasizes commercial and defense sector export controls and
regulatory compliance, including counseling and representation of companies in
enforcement proceedings. He is co-author of United States (U.S.) Export Controls, now in
its Sixth Edition. His clients include high-technology organizations, along with defense
contractors and subcontractors around the world. Mr. Liebman previously served in
Washington, D.C. with the Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of State
(DOS). As a DOD contractor, he has presented education/training programs on export
controls to foreign government agencies and regularly appears internationally as an
American Conference Institute speaker. He is a past chair of the California State Bar
International Law Section and past member of the President’s Export Council
Subcommittees on Encryption and Export Administration, and the Defense Trade Advisory
Group, DOS. He has been included among The Best Lawyers in America for a number of
years and is a former U.S. Marine Corps officer.
KEVIN LOMBARDO
Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP
Kevin Lombardo graduated, cum laude, from Loyola Law School in 2001. He is in the firm's
government contracts department and specializes in global trade regulations, including
matters involving the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the Export Administration
Regulations, trade embargoes imposed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act, the regulations enforced by the Committee on Foreign Investment In
the United States, compliance with the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
program and the Anti-boycott Regulations. With regard to these diverse areas, Kevin has
significant experience conducting audits, developing education and training programs,
handling licensing issues, investigating and resolving alleged violations. Mr. Lombardo
counsels clients on government contract compliance issues and has broad expertise
managing internal investigations. He has consistently been recognized as a “Southern
California Rising Star” and was named by the Los Angeles Daily Journal to the “2011 Top
20 under 40” list of California lawyers.
JOHN P. PRIECKO
President and Managing Partner, Trade Compliance Solutions
Trade Compliance Solutions is a network of professionals assisting the trade compliance
community providing, evaluating and recommending seasoned resources to assist them in
complying with the letter & spirit of US Government (USG) laws & regulations. John has a
15+ year career in trade compliance as Director of International Trade Compliance, Senior
Empowered Official and also as the Vice President of Global Trade Compliance at J.P.
Morgan Chase & Company. He has unique in-depth practical expertise & diverse
experience in the USG, industry, as a consultant and working with law firms dealing with all
aspects of the global integrated supply chain. John is also an accomplished author of trade
compliance and related articles--a speaker at many conferences, seminars, workshops and
other events. Among various affiliations he is a member of the International Compliance
Professionals Association, Society for International Affairs and the Virginia/Washington DC
District Export Council.
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