Sophie Valais is the Deputy Head of the Department for Legal Information at the European Audiovisual Observatory. She oversees EU-funded projects, contributes to the Observatory’s legal publications, and helps organise its events and conferences. Since joining in 2014, she has drawn on her broad experience across both public and private institutions in the European audiovisual sector. A law graduate from the University of Paris-Saclay, she specialises in media law, copyright, and information technology. Her previous roles include serving as a Legal and Policy Adviser at an international law firm in Brussels, at the French National Cinema Centre (CNC), and with collective management organisations across Europe. She has also acted as a Copyright Expert in EU-funded projects.
