Luis Villa

Deputy General Counsel, Wikimedia Foundation

"The future masters of technology will have to be light-hearted and intelligent. The machine easily masters the grim and the dumb." -McLuhan.

About me

I'm a lawyer and ex-programmer. You can find more about me at lu.is. The email that introduced me to the community also has a good bio focused on Wikimedia-relevant information.

My work

I help protect, and create original legal solutions for, Wikimedia's users and staff, so that they can continue building this incredible thing we share. Template:Legal staff boilerplate

Disclaimer: I work for or provide services to the Wikimedia Foundation, and this is the account I try to use for edits or statements I make in that role. However, the Foundation does not vet all my activity, so edits, statements, or other contributions made by this account may not reflect the views of the Foundation. The legal team can only represent the Wikimedia Foundation on legal matters, so we are unable to give legal advice to others, including community members, editors, or contributors. Communications with members of the legal team are not consultations and do not create any confidential relationship.

Contact me

Email: lvillawikimedia.org
On Meta-Wiki as LVilla (WMF)
On the English Wikipedia as LVilla (WMF)