About Matthew Thompson

Matthew Thompson is widely regarded as a leading advisor in the entertainment industry, with a practice that involves some of the most consequential deals shaping film, television, and music today. As the co-founder and co-leader of Sidley’s entertainment, sports, and media group, and practising for over for 30 years, he represents major studios, major music companies, production and distribution companies, and sources of capital in complex M&A, joint ventures, and financing transactions that often define how content is created, financed, and distributed globally. Matt serves as a member and is co-chair emeritus of the UCLA Entertainment Symposium Advisory Committee; is a member of the Ziffren Institute for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law Advisory Board; and is a member of the USC-BHBA Entertainment Institute Advisory Board. Matt is a Band 1 ranked Chambers USA (California Media & Entertainment: Transactional) lawyer (2023-2025).

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