David Ulich is a partner of the law firm of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP and is Team Leader of the firm’s Non Profit Sector Team, which was named Non-Profit Sector Law Firm of the Year in California.

David provides business, corporate and tax advice to educational, public and religious charities and foundations. David has expertise in public private partnerships between foundations and public agencies, including dealing with tax, regulatory and planning issues. His work includes: 1) preparing applications on behalf of these Not-for-Profit entities for tax exemptions and non-profit status under federal and state tax guidelines; 2) helping non-profits to joint venture on projects with other non-profits as well as for profit entities; 3) dealing with excess benefit and private inurement issues; 4) drafting donation and sponsorship agreements; and 5) providing guidance on non-profit governance and appropriate director and officer conduct, including compliance and disclosure issues.

David is President of a non-profit organization, Foundation for Global Sports Development, that works closely with the International Olympic Committee and a variety of International Sports Federations on global sports development projects. He was also actively involved in researching the use of performance-enhancing substances by former East German athletes and contributed to a book on the subject called Faust’s Gold.

David was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Research for the documentary movie, Munich ’72 and Beyond, and Executive Produced the film, End Game, which is nominated currently for an Academy Award for Best Short Documentary.

His is an Advisory Committee Member for the University of Pennsylvania Blue Ribbon Panel to Investigate the Abuses of Larry Nassar and a member of the International Fair Play Committee Council. He is on the Council of Trustees, United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation. He is on the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles Sport Counsel, The Los Angeles Sports Counsel Foundation, Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games and Terralex, an international referral service for law firms.