Sheldon E. Steinbach Senior Counsel

Washington, DC

Mr. Steinbach has written and lectured extensively on legislative, regulatory and legal issues impacting higher education including: labor relations, affirmative action, athletics, non-profit tax matters, intellectual property and a broad range of student affairs issues. He has served on the board of three private colleges and is a member of the National Panel of the American Arbitration Association. He currently serves on the Maryland Higher Education Labor Relations Board and the Board of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.

Memberships and Activities

Member - Maryland Higher Education Labor Relations Board

Member - Board of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

Selected Writings

“Background Checks: A Useful Tool, to Be Used with Care,” The Presidency, Fall 2005, pg. 12.

“Investment Policies Are Not Optional,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 4-5, 2005, pg. B24.

“Risk of Whistleblower Suits Rises,” The Presidency, Winter 2005, pg. 12.

“Why Your College May Run Afoul of Environmental Laws, and What to Do Next,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 25, 2004, pg. B14.

“The EPA Comes Calling – Again,” The Presidency, Spring 2004, pg. 15.

“Michigan Ruling Reaffirms Drive for Student Diversity,” The Times Higher Education Supplement, July 4, 2003, pg. 12.

“P2P Practices Rob Institutions and Artist,” AFT On Campus, Vol. 22, No. 8, May/June 2003, pg. 4.

“Charities Should Urge Court to Protect Donors,” The Chronicle of Philanthropy, March 6, 2003, pgs. 51-53.

“Intercollegiate Athletics’ Unique Environments for Sexual Harassment Claims: Balancing the Realities of Athletics with Preventing Potential Claims,” with Nancy Hogshead-Maker, Marquette Sports Law Review, Vol. 13, No. 2, Spring 2003, pgs. 173-193.

“LaSege v. NCAA and Judicial Intervention in Educational Decisions: The Kentucky Supreme Court Shoots an Air Ball for Kentucky Higher Education,” Kentucky Law Journal, Vol. 90, No. 2, 2001-2002.

“Fed Up with Bureaucracy?” The Presidency, Fall 2001.

“Penalty-Free Donations of IRA Assets: It’s Time to Unlock New Resources for Charities and the Communities They Serve,” Higher Education and National Affairs, February 12, 2001.

“Cybersquatting and Your Legal Options,” with Kenneth Salomon, Business Officer, June 2000.

“Universities Should Join Musicians in Battle Against Web-Based Music Piracy,” Higher Education and National Affairs, June 12, 2000.

“True or False? The False Claims Act Gives Citizens – and Your Employees – Incentive for Suing You,” University Business, September, 1999.

“Are You Telling Me I’m Personally Liable?” with Mark Pelesh, Trusteeship, July/August, 1999.

“Funding Future Hinges on Skybox Tax Ruling,” The NCAA News, June 7, 1999.

“How Frivolous Litigation Threatens Good Science,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 4, 1998.

“Unfriendly Territory,” with Mark L. Pelesh, Trusteeship, May/June, 1998.

“The Hidden Legal Traps in Distance Learning Programs,” with Anthony Lupo, The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 6, 1998.

“Giving is Getting Very Taxing,” The London Times Education Supplement, November 2, 1997.

“The Truth About College Discipline,” with Edward N. Stoner, II, The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 13, 1996.

“Keep the Alumni Fire Burning,” The London Times Education Supplement, November 15, 1996.

“The New Era of Choices in Electricity for Colleges and Universities,” Higher Education and National Affairs, March 25, 1996.

“Don’t Ask, Don’t Get,” The London Times Education Supplement, May 19, 1995.

“Higher Education and the Next Turn on the Data Highway,” Change, January/February, 1995.

“Anti-Trust Law and Financial Aid – The MIT Decision,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 6, 1993.

“Health Care Plans Would Affect Institutions,” Higher Education and National Affairs, Vol. 42, No. 18, October 4, 1993.

“PCBs and the EPA: Universities Beware,” with Gina G. Luke, Educational Record, Vol. 73, No. 3, 1992, pgs. 58-59.

“EPA’s Regulatory Review: An Opportunity for Higher Education?” Higher Education and National Affairs, Vol. 41, No. 11, June 8, 1992.

“Federal Workplaces Health and Safety: The Impact of New Legislative Proposals on Campus,” with Donna Wiesner, Special Report, Association of Physical Plant Administrators, May 1, 1992.

“Neither the Treasury nor the Public Would Benefit if Congress Enacted New Limits on Tax Deduction for Charitable Gifts,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 5, 1990.

“Regulatory Issues on Campus: The Handwriting on the Wall,” 53 Education Law Reporter, June 22, 1989.

“The EPA is at the Door: Renewed Enforcement of PCB Regulations,” NACUBO Business Officer, December, 1989.

“In the Next Administration, Colleges Can Expect a New Wave of Scrutiny by Federal Investigators,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 2, 1988.

“Photocopying Copyrighted Course Materials: Doesn’t Anyone Remember the NYU Case?” 50 Education Law Reporter 317, 1988.

“Have Professors Forgotten the Copyright Law?” The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 22, 1987.

“Student Alcohol Abuse: Who Will Pay the Price?” Education Record, Vol. 66, No. 4, 1985, pgs. 22-26.

“Intercollegiate Athletics and Television Contracts: Beyond Economic Justifications in Antitrust Analysis of Agreements Among Colleges,” with Eugene D. Gulland and J. Peter Byrne, Fordham Law Review, April, 1984.

“Government Regulation: Three Perspectives on the Report on Postsecondary Education by the Heritage Foundation,” with Robert C. Andringa and Robert M. Rosenzweig, Change, March, 1981, p. 30.

“Establishing an Equitable Patent Policy,” 59 Education Record 142, 1978.

“Education: New Victim of Regulatory Overkill?” Enterprise, June, 1977, p. 8.

“Patterns of Giving to Higher Education III,” with Julian H. Levi, Washington, DC: American Council on Education, 1976.

“Employee Privacy, 1975; Concerns of College and University Administrators,” 57 Educational Record 29, 1976.

“Federal Legislation for Public Employee Collective Bargaining: Legislative Initiatives for Higher Education,” Collective Bargaining in Higher Education, Proceeding of the National Center for Study of Collective Bargaining in Education, Baruch College, CUNY (New York, NY: 1975), pgs. 28-37.

“Copyright Law Revision 1975 and Higher Education: Is Reform Around the Corner?” American Council on Education Special Report, April, 1975.

“Tax Reform and the Voluntary Support of Higher Education,” 8 Richmond Law Review 245, 1974.

“If I Were a Medical School Dean: What Would I Keep My Eye On In Washington,” Zero Institutional Growth: Implications for Vitality and Leadership, Proceedings of the Association of American Medical Colleges Council of Deans (Phoenix, AZ: 1974), pgs. 64-69.

“Equal Employment + Equal Pay = Multiple Problems for College and Universities,” with Joyce E. Reback, 2 The Journal of College and University Law 25, 1974.

“Equal Employment Opportunity on Campus: Issues in 1974,” 25 Journal of the College and University Personnel Association 1, 1974.

“Patterns of Giving to Higher Education II,” with Julian H. Levi, Washington, DC:American Council on Education, 1973.

“1973 Tax Reform: Possible Impact on Charitable Giving, 54 Education Record 24, 1973.

“Fighting Campus Job Discrimination,” Change, November, 1973, p. 51.

“HEW Contract Compliance – Major Concerns of Institutions,” with Bernice Sandler, ACE Special Report, April 30, 1972, p. 5.

“Federal Employee Labor Relations: From the ‘Gag Rule’ to Executive Order 11491,” with Stuart M. Rosenbloom, 55 Kentucky Law Journal 833, 1971.

“Workman’s Compensation and the Scholarship Athlete,” Cleveland State Law Review 521, 1970.

“Public Employee Unionization – A Constitutionally Protected Right?” 15 South Dakota Law Review 258, 1970.

“Aesthetic Zoning: Property Values and the Judicial Decision Process,” 35 Missouri Law Review 176, 1970.

“Freedom of Movement – A Time for Decision,” 53 Kentucky Law Journal 417, 1969.

Publications

April 24, 2008: Protect Your Patent Portfolio

April 3, 2007: Inside Higher ED: The Brave New World of MySpace and Facebook

News

June 23, 2009: Shelley Steinbach comments on the political debate of students' First Amendment Rights on college campuses

June 9, 2009: Shelley Steinbach comments on controversy surrounding political deals made at three universities

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