Matthew Shiels oversees all of Fred Rogers Productions’ business affairs and legal matters. He is responsible for negotiating and executing agreements covering program development, production and distribution, merchandise licensing, intellectual property, copyright and trademarks, and the administration of an extensive music library. Prior to joining Fred Rogers Productions, he handled a broad range of legal services such as patent and trademark counseling and litigation services for the Pittsburgh-based law firm Reed Smith LLP, and before that was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago. Matthew holds a J.D. from the Boston University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from the Pennsylvania State University Eberly College of Science.