Matthew Sheehan

Matthew Sheehan is an accomplished legal professional with extensive experience in the film and television industry. Since February 2018, Matthew has served as the Head of Legal (UK) and SVP Legal (Global IP) at STUDIOCANAL, following a role as a Legal Consultant with STUDIOCANAL Limited since January 2011. Additionally, Matthew has held the position of Director at Krisolta Film & TV (UK) Limited since June 2005 and was a Senior Advocate at Kearns Solicitors from January 2006 to January 2011. Prior to that, Matthew worked as a Senior Associate at PRGX from February 1994 to September 2002. Academically, Matthew holds multiple advanced degrees in intellectual property law and copyright law from esteemed institutions, including a Master's Degree in LLM International Intellectual Property Law from the University of London and postgraduate qualifications from King's College London and the College of Law. Matthew’s educational background is complemented by a BA (Hons) in Drama from the University of Bristol.