Sidley’s Rollin A. Ransom and Matthew C. Thompson Named to Billboard's 2023 “Top Music Lawyers” List

Sidley partners Rollin A. Ransom and Matthew C. Thompson have been named to Billboard’s 2023 “Top Music Lawyers” list. The annual list profiles stellar lawyers in the music industry. Billboard praised the firm’s representation of Universal Music Group in a putative class action filed by various artists over copyright law’s termination rights that has potentially significant repercussions for the music industry.

Rollin serves as co-leader of Sidley’s global Entertainment, Sports and Media group and of the Commercial Litigation and Disputes practice. He is managing partner of the Los Angeles office and also head of the Greater Los Angeles Litigation group. Representing both individuals and corporations, Rollin has extensive experience prosecuting and defending lawsuits involving a wide variety of intellectual property claims, including copyright and theft of idea, trademark, false advertising, trade secret and unfair competition actions — specifically in the media and entertainment sector.

Matt is a partner in Sidley’s Century City office and co-leader of the Entertainment, Sports and Media group firmwide. He represents music companies, investors in the music industry, 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.