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.

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

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

Publications
Protect your software code through proper copyrights
At Your Service, 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, 2006, 2007
Winner of ASCAP’s 2000 Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition for writing in the area of copyright law

Conferences and Seminars:
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