Jeremy Sheff joined the faculty of St. John’s University School
of Law in the fall of 2008 as Assistant Professor of Law. He
teaches Introduction to Intellectual Property, Trademarks &
Unfair Competition, and Property.
Professor Sheff’s research interests span Intellectual Property
law, First Amendment law, and Communications/Internet law. In
particular, his research focuses on how law mediates the creation,
dissemination, and use of information in social, cultural, and
economic exchange. He approaches these issues from an
interdisciplinary perspective, drawing on research in psychology,
economics, marketing, and political science.
Professor Sheff received his B.A., summa cum laude,
from Columbia University in 1999, and his J.D., cum laude,
from Harvard Law School in 2002. While at Harvard he was an
editor and symposium chair of the Harvard Law Review. After
graduation, he clerked for Hon. C. P. Sifton of the U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Prior to his arrival at St. John’s, Professor Sheff practiced
for five years at a large Manhattan law firm, where his practice
covered a broad variety of commercial disputes, including
intellectual property litigation, antitrust litigation, contract
disputes, and commercial tort claims.
Selected Publications:
- The Myth of the Level Playing Field: Knowledge, Affect, and
Repetition in Public Debate, 75 Mo. L. Rev. (forthcoming
February 2010). (ssrn link)
- The (Boundedly) Rational Basis of Trademark
Liability: Reconciling the Federal Trademark Dilution Act and
the Lanham Act, 15 Tex. Intell. Prop. L.J. 331 (2007).
(ssrn
link)