Lance Steinhart is recognized as one of the leading telecommunications
attorneys in the country. Lance has provided legal regulatory counsel
to over 600 companies. In addition to his law practice, he was Founder
and Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and General Counsel of Telecom
Compliance Services, Inc. (TCS), the first company to provide outsourced ongoing regulatory compliance. Lance
founded TCS in 1995 and led the company to become a national leader in
regulatory compliance services. Lance successfully sold the company to
Thomson Reuters in April 2006.
Lance formed FAS Tek Compliance Solutions, Inc. in June of 2011,
which provides ongoing regulatory and transactional tax compliance
services to primarily telecom providers. He serves as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and General
Counsel. He is also Founder and Chairman of Expert Telecom Compliance, Inc. ("ETC"), which provides ongoing consulting, compliance and industry intelligence to Lifeline Service Providers.
Lance received his Bachelor
of Science in Finance from Syracuse
University, a Juris Doctor, and Masters of Tax Law
from Georgetown
University Law Center. He is a member of
both the
New York Bar Association and the Georgia
Bar
Association, and was admitted to practice
law in
the State of Maryland.
Lance is a member of the
Competitive Telecommunications Association
(COMPTEL), the Federal Communications Bar
Association (FCBA), and the American Bar Association (ABA). Lance is currently a member of COMPTEL's Regulatory and Legislative Committee. Lance was a member of the Association
of Communications Enterprises (ASCENT f/ka TRA)
and the International Prepaid Communications
Association (IPCA), and previously served on the
Internet Advisory Counsel for ASCENT, as well as on the Legal Affairs Committee for COMPTEL.