Matthew C Thompson

MATTHEW THOMPSON is co-leader of the Entertainment, Sports and Media group firmwide. He represents entertainment companies and sources of capital in complex M&A and financing transactions, as well as general corporate matters. He also represents entertainment companies and other similar parties in a wide variety of industry-focused commercial transactions.

Matt currently 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. He holds a number of leadership positions at Sidley including serving on the Greater Los Angeles Practice Development Committee; SidleyWomen; and the Greater Los Angeles Finance Committee.