▁University ▁Law ▁School , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁with ▁a ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁with ▁high ▁hon ors . ▁ ▁Del rah im ▁later ▁earned ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁bi ote chn ology ▁from ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Law ▁career ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁law ▁school , ▁Del rah im ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Technology ▁Transfer ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Instit utes ▁of ▁Health , ▁and ▁on ▁intellectual ▁property ▁issues ▁at ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Trade ▁Represent ative , ▁Executive ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁President . ▁After ▁law ▁school , ▁Del rah im ▁joined ▁the ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁law ▁firm ▁Pat ton ▁Bog gs . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Del rah im ▁became ▁a ▁coun sel ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁Jud ici ary , ▁working ▁under ▁the ▁chairman , ▁Senator ▁Or rin ▁G . ▁H atch . ▁Del rah im ▁worked ▁on ▁intellectual ▁property ▁and ▁ant it rust ▁issues , ▁including ▁pat ent ▁reform ▁and ▁the ▁investigation ▁into ▁Microsoft . ▁Del rah im ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁and ▁Chief ▁Coun sel ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁Jud ici ary ▁Committee , ▁until ▁his ▁appointment ▁at ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Jon ▁Le ib ow itz , ▁President ▁Ob ama ' s ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Trade ▁Commission , ▁who ▁was ▁previously ▁a ▁Democratic ▁Senate ▁Jud ici ary ▁Committee ▁a ide ▁and ▁worked ▁with