▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁They ▁settled ▁in ▁Fall ▁River , ▁where ▁their ▁third ▁son , ▁Ir ving , ▁was ▁born . ▁Ir ving ' s ▁uncle ▁Mor itz ▁C ahn ▁was ▁a ▁lawyer ▁in ▁Frankfurt / Main , ▁Germany , ▁who ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁escape ▁in car cer ation ▁in ▁concentration ▁cam ps . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁legal ▁career ▁Pic ard ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Wh art on ▁School , ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁with ▁a ▁B . S . ▁degree ▁in ▁Econom ics ▁( 1 9 6 3 ), ▁from ▁Boston ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁with ▁a ▁J . D . ▁degree ▁( 1 9 6 6 ), ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁with ▁an ▁LL . M . ▁degree ▁ ▁( 1 9 6 7 ). ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁he ▁was ▁various ly ▁Ass istant ▁General ▁Coun sel , ▁Act ing ▁Chief ▁Coun sel , ▁and ▁Tri al ▁Att orney ▁in ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁Corpor ate ▁Reg ulation ▁of ▁the ▁Sec ur ities ▁and ▁Exchange ▁Commission . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Bar ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁private ▁practice ▁since ▁then . ▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁law ▁firm ▁of ▁ ▁Baker Host et ler ▁as ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Rec overy ▁of ▁funds ▁from ▁M ado ff ▁sc andal ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8