Rick Sanchez
AI Governance | Patents | Trademarks | Copyrights | Licensing
- Role
- Equity Member at Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz PLLC
- Location
- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rick Sanchez
Rick is an intellectual property and technology attorney who advises clients across the full spectrum of AI governance and IP prosecution, litigation, licensing, and post-grant procedures. He works at the forefront of Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, and emerging technologies—conducting AI readiness assessments, drafting governance policies aligned with global frameworks, preparing development and data-use agreements, and protecting models and algorithms through comprehensive patent, copyright, and trademark strategies. Rick’s technical foundation in electrical engineering and cryptology enables him to prosecute and litigate complex matters across industries such as AI, ML, cryptocurrency, semiconductors, AR, VTOL, and finance, while also guiding global IP portfolios and managing international litigation. He is part of MIT’s 2025 Digital Transformation in the AI Age cohort, is completing the AI Governance Professional certification, and brings prior experience designing advanced signal-processing systems at Raytheon and SAIC as well as service as a U.S. Navy Reserve cryptologic officer and enlisted Army soldier.
Experience
Equity Member
Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz PLLC
Jul 2022 — Present · Fort Worth, TX, US
Rick is an intellectual property and technology attorney who advises clients across the full spectrum of AI governance and IP prosecution, litigation, licensing, and post-grant procedures. He works at the forefront of Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, and emerging technologies—conducting AI readiness assessments, drafting governance policies aligned with global frameworks, preparing development and data-use agreements, and protecting models and algorithms through comprehensive patent, copyright, and trademark strategies. Rick’s technical foundation in electrical engineering and cryptology enables him to prosecute, litigate, and license complex matters across industries such as AI, ML, cryptocurrency, semiconductors, AR, VTOL, and finance, while also strategically guiding global IP portfolios and managing international enforcement.
Education
MIT Professional Education
Professional Certificate Program in Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence
2025 — 2026
Texas A&M University School of Law
Juris Doctor
2008 — 2012
New Mexico State University
B.S., Electrical Engineering; Minor, Mathematics
1999 — 2004
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