Stacey Friends is a shareholder of the firm. Her practice is focused on trademark and copyright law, licensing, corporate and business matters, arts and entertainment.

Stacey handles all aspects of trademark clearance, registration, and enforcement, both federally and internationally for large and small companies. She has represented clients before the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board (TTAB), in both cancellation and appeal proceedings.

Stacey also advises clients on various copyright, fair use, and licensing issues both in the corporate realm as well as for her much-loved songwriters, filmmakers, authors, visual artists, and other creative clients.

Before joining the firm, Stacey was an attorney at Peabody & Arnold LLP and was founder of Stacey Friends & Associates. While attending Suffolk Law School, she was a Note Editor for the Transnational Law Review.

Associations and Organizations
International Trademark Association (INTA)
European Community Trademark Association
Copyright Society
American Bar Association
Boston Bar Association - co-chair, Art, Entertainment & Sports Law Committee, 2002 to 2004; IP Steering Committee, member 2002 - 2006

Community and Charitable Involvement
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA) - Panel attorney

Publications
Stacey Friends interviewed on NECN , February 2010
At Your Service, Vol. 4, Issue 4
Stacey Friends quoted in Mass High Tech April 2009
Stacey Friends quoted in Washington Post August 2008
New Trademark Dilution Rules Working as Intended April 2008
Protect Your Software Code Through Proper Copyrights
At Your Service, Vol. 1, Issue 2
How Well Are You Positioned to Protect Your Copyrights?  
New Massachusetts Trademark Law 
Acquire, Advance, Protect Your Trademark
The name game: Tips for choosing your trademark
Choosing a Lawyer

Bar and Court Admissions
All Massachusetts Courts
All New York Courts

Education
J.D. Suffolk University Law School summa cum laude

Honors/Awards
Law and Politics Massachusetts Rising Star - 2005 - 2008, 2010, 2011
Winner of ASCAP’s 2000 Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition for writing in the area of copyright law

Conferences and Seminars:
October 28, 2011
Stacey Friends participates as faculty of the Suffolk University Law School ALS/IP Concentration Symposium on IP Due Diligence 

September 16, 2011
Stacey Friends moderates panel on 4G at FutureM Conference

June 16, 2011
Stacey Friends presents at MCLE's Annual IP Law Conference on Trademark Law

May 25, 2011
Stacey Friends speaks on Trademark and Copyright Law at MBA IP Basics Seminar

May 3, 2011
Stacey Friends leads panel on Social Media at Restaurant Trends Seminar, headed by Chef Jody Adams and featuring social media experts from HubSpot, Where, and Eat Boston.

February 23, 2011
Stacey Friends presents Legal Issues for Screenwriters Seminar at Emerson College

October 7, 2010
Stacey Friends leads panel on Best Practices in Internet Lead Generations at TEI's Entrepreneurship Insitute

October 4, 2010
Stacey Friends leads panel at FutureM on the Future of Branding

May 6, 2010
MBA IP Basics, Copyright and Trademark Law

June 10, 2009
Stacey Friends presents at MCLE's 12th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference
Stacey Friends leads MBA Seminar entitled "IP Basics for the Non-Specialist"

June 18, 2008
Stacey Friends speaks at MCLE Intellectual Property Conference

May 6, 2008
Stacey Friends speaks at MBA CLE seminar

January 18, 2007
Stacey Friends Presents Seminar at the Boston Bar Association

December 18, 2006
Stacey Friends Presents Workshop at Emerson College

June 24, 2006
Stacey Friends Presents Seminars on Copyright and Legal Issues at Berklee College of Music

May 2, 2005
Stacey Friends Teaches Summer Course at New England Institute of Art & Communications

February 24, 2005
Stacey Friends Presents Seminar at Emerson College

January 20, 2005
Stacey Friends Speaks at BBA's IP Year In Review

October 14, 2004
Stacey Friends Speaks at University of Maine Law School

October 7, 2004
Stacey Friends Speaks at Emerson College

October 2, 2004
Stacey Friends Joins Copyright and Trademark Panel at NEMO Conference

February 26, 2004
Stacey Friends Presents Seminar at Emerson College