Stephen Doniger

About Stephen Doniger — Owner at Doniger / Burroughs PC, Lecturer, UCLA Music Industry Program, Adjunct Professor, Pepperdine Caruso School of Law in Los Angeles, California

Stephen Doniger is the owner at Doniger / Burroughs PC, and also serves as a Lecturer for the UCLA Music Industry Program and an Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law. Based in Los Angeles, California, Stephen Doniger understands that protecting your work and business is paramount. With nearly 30 years of practice, he represents clients across the marketing, fashion, and entertainment industries, including musicians, producers, authors, and photographers. His practice focuses on business disputes, with a significant emphasis on copyright and trademark litigation.

Throughout his career, Stephen Doniger has handled numerous cases, realizing many six and seven-figure verdicts and settlements. These include a $5+ million settlement for two tattoo artists against a clothier, a seven-figure settlement in L.A. Printex v. Aeropostale, a $1 million judgment in Unicolors v. H&M after a SCOTUS win, and a $1,754,272 jury verdict in A.V.I.D. LLC v. Exist, Inc. Other notable outcomes include a $1.1 million day-of-trial settlement in Star Fabrics, Inc. v. Morex, Inc. et al., a $734,280 judgment in Harvest Aid LLC v. Steven Paul, et al., and a $576,072 judgment in Ou v. Li (the "Bling Empire" case). He has also secured jury verdicts such as $550,000 in One World Marketing v. MEK Int’l, $480,000 in Desire LLC v. Manna Textile, et al., $460,000 in TMB III Movie, LLC v. PFG Entertainment, $447,670 in U.F.I. v. Lane Bryant, et al., and $389,638 in EKB v. Target Corp., et al.

Stephen Doniger has handled cases in courts across California, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Texas, Nevada, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, and North Carolina, and has overseen overseas litigation through his firm’s network of local counsel. He has been recognized as a California Super Lawyer for 2021-2025 and has received professional accolades from Martindale Hubble, Chambers, and other organizations. In 2023, he was honored with the California Lawyers Association IP Law Section Vanguard Award for his contributions to the advancement of intellectual property law and currently serves on the CLA IP Law Section executive committee.

Beyond his practice, Stephen Doniger serves as advisory counsel for American Photographic Artists and collaborates with artist advocacy groups to advance artist rights through legislative and other avenues. He is a frequent speaker on intellectual property topics and has been retained as an expert witness on handling of copyright litigation. A graduate of USC Law School and the Straus Institute mediation training program, Stephen Doniger brings a comprehensive perspective to legal challenges.