About Stacy
Stacy Don has built a career that bridges practice and the classroom. She leads a private practice and has taught trademark law to law students at two California law schools. Her path combines firm experience, courtroom-adjacent work and academic instruction.
Don began her career in the private sector at Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP. During her time there she worked on matters that exposed her to the operational side of brand protection and client counseling. The large-firm setting offered the kind of resource-driven representation that often shapes how lawyers advise corporate and individual clients about intellectual property rights.
She later opened the Law Office of Stacy E. Don. In that setting she moved into a more direct advisory role. She represents clients on registration and portfolio management questions, and she assists clients who must assess enforcement and clearance strategies. Her practice combines transactional work with dispute avoidance and handling when matters escalate.
Parallel to her practice, Don has held teaching positions at two law schools. She serves as a Lecturer in Law at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, where she teaches Trademark Law. She also has been a Visiting Lecturer in Trademark Law at UC Davis School of Law. In the classroom she translates practical problems into teachable hypotheticals, and she exposes students to procedural and substantive issues that arise in brand protection.
Those teaching roles inform her client work. Students hear about registration strategies and litigation postures. Clients benefit from counsel that reflects current doctrinal debates and emerging trends. Don moves between the academic schedule and client deadlines, bringing one perspective to the other.
Her career displays a common arc among practicing lawyers who also teach: firm experience followed by a transition to smaller practice and law school instruction. She is comfortable in both settings. The firm tenure gave her exposure to large, multi-jurisdictional matters. Her solo practice allows for closer client contact and more individualized advice.
Outside of client files and classrooms, Don has remained engaged with legal education and practical training. She has spoken to practitioners and students about common pitfalls in trademark prosecution and enforcement. Her public engagements reflect a focus on practical problem-solving rather than theory alone.
She maintains the Law Office of Stacy E. Don and continues to split her time between representing clients and teaching trademark law. Her current practice focuses on trademark counseling and related matters.
