Cheryl Leanza
Principal Legislative Counsel, National League of Cities
Cheryl A. Leanza has just been appointed Principal Legislative Counsel for telecommunications at the National League of Cities. She has just finished six and one-half years as Deputy Director of Media Access Project. Ms. Leanza has been a leader in public interest advocacy, fighting for diversity in ownership, and other policies furthering First Amendment principles. She has taken leadership roles in the area of media ownership, low power radio and cable Internet open access; acts as lead counsel before the Federal Communications Commission and in the U.S. Appellate courts, and has been widely quoted in the trade and mainstream press on these issues. Her articles have been published in various fora, most recently in the American University Law Review. She graduated cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School and simultaneously earned a Masters of Public Policy from Michigan's Institute of Public Policy Studies. Ms. Leanza serves on the Executive Committee of the Federal Communications Bar Association, and is admitted in the District of Columbia and New York; and in the United States Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Third, Fourth, and Ninth Circuits.
Appearances
- The Role of States and Cities in Regulating the Internet April 28, 2005
Biography last updated April 29, 2005