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'''Leon Sanchez''' is currently serving on the [[ICANN Board|ICANN Board of Directors]]. He is a lawyer and head of the Intellectual Property Division for [[Fulton & Fulton]], a law firm in Mexico.<ref name="icannwiki">ICANNWiki - ICANN 49 Intake Form, March 2014</ref>
'''Leon Sanchez''' is the Vice-Chair of [[ICANN Board|ICANN Board of Directors]]. He was selected by the At-Large Community to serve from November 2017 to the Annual General Meeting in 2023. He is the Head of the Intellectual Property Division at the Mexico City-based law firm [[Fulton & Fulton]].<ref name="icannwiki">ICANNWiki - ICANN 49 Intake Form, March 2014</ref>
==ICANN Involvement==
Sánchez has served in ICANN as the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) Vice-Chair and the Co-Chair of the Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) on Accountability. He was deeply involved in the IANA stewardship transition. Sánchez was elected by the At-Large community to be its designated Director on the ICANN Board of Directors from 2017 to 2020.
==Education==
Sánchez graduated from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in Mexico City. He completed postgraduate studies in intellectual property at the UNAM and Internet law at Harvard Law School.
==Career==
Since 2006, he has been a partner at Fulton & Fulton, a law firm specializing in intellectual property and IT, in Mexico City. Sánchez is the Head of the Intellectual Property division. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Trustnet Corporate Group, ISDI Mexico, and several other not-for-profit organizations in Mexico. Since 2008, Sánchez has taught intellectual property courses at UNAM Law School.
==Service==
He has been an advisor to various government bodies, including the Digital Strategy Coordination Office of the Mexican Presidency, the Special Commission on the Digital Agenda and IT of the Mexican House of Representatives, and the Science and Technology Commission of the Mexican Senate.
He drafted the Internet Users Rights Protection Act for Mexico and has been very active in initiatives such as the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). Sánchez has been involved in similar local initiatives. He advocates for defending users’ and creators’ rights and striking a balance between regulation and freedom.
He was an [[ICANN Fellow]] for [[ICANN 48]] in Buenos Aires, [[ICANN 46]] in Beijing, and [[ICANN 44]] in Prague. He is an [[ALAC]] member appointed by the [[NomCom]], as well as an [[IPC]] member. Sanchez is involved in [[ISOC]] Mexico.<ref name="icannwiki" />
He was an [[ICANN Fellow]] for [[ICANN 48]] in Buenos Aires, [[ICANN 46]] in Beijing, and [[ICANN 44]] in Prague. He is an [[ALAC]] member appointed by the [[NomCom]], as well as an [[IPC]] member. Sanchez is involved in [[ISOC]] Mexico.<ref name="icannwiki" />