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Eric D. Belsley

Partner, Foley Hoag

Boston, MA

Eric D. Belsley is a partner at Foley Hoag in Boston, working on fund formation, private equity funds and venture funds; in practice since 2005.

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Overview

Office
Boston, MA
Experience
In practice since 2005 · 21 years
Main practice
Fund formation
Represents
GPs and Sponsors
Client focus
Emerging Managers

Appears in: Where Private Fund Lawyers Went to Law School, a FundOpsHQ guide that names everyone it counts.

Source: foleyhoag.com, as of Oct 24, 2026. View the bio

Practice

  • Fund formationthe practice the bio leads with

    From the bio
    “representation of private equity (including buyout, credit, and other strategies) and venture capital funds and their sponsors in all aspects of their business, including fund formation”

  • Private equity funds

    From the bio
    “representation of private equity (including buyout, credit, and other strategies) and venture capital funds”

  • Venture funds

    From the bio
    “venture capital funds and their sponsors in all aspects of their business”

  • Private credit funds

    From the bio
    “Golub Capital Partners and opportunistic GEMS private credit funds”
1 more practice

  • Funds regulatory

    From the bio
    “Advisers Act compliance matters”

Focus

  • Emerging and first-time managers
    From the bio
    “He represents a wide range of fund managers, from well-known managers with billions of dollars in AUM to start-up and emerging managers.”
  • Carried interest and management company
    From the bio
    “including fund formation, management company/GP structuring, and transactions.”

Read from the practice description in the bio on foleyhoag.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.

Experience

In practice since 2005 · 21 years

Based on: J.D., Boston College Law School, 2005.

Years and earlier employers as stated in the bio on foleyhoag.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.

Education and admissions

Education
  • Boston College Law School, J.D. (2005)
  • Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Ph.D. (1993)
  • Yale University, B.A. (1988)
Bar admissions

As the bio lists them. We do not check whether a licence is current; each state’s own lookup does.

As listed in the bio on foleyhoag.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.

Colleagues at Foley Hoag

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Partners with practices in common with Eric, most in common first.

  • John A. Beck

    Proskauer RosePractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Patrick J. Bianchi

    Troutman Pepper LockePractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Kari K. Harris

    MintzPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Stephen M. Meli

    Foley & LardnerPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Michael R. Suppappola

    Proskauer RosePractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Luke Bagley

    Goodwin ProcterPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

Questions about Eric D. Belsley

What does Eric D. Belsley work on?

Foley Hoag’s bio of Eric D. Belsley leads with fund formation, and also lists private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds and funds regulatory. It says Eric D. Belsley acts for sponsors (GPs).

Where is Eric D. Belsley based?

In Foley Hoag’s Boston office.

How long has Eric D. Belsley practised?

Since 2005, 21 years, going by the bio (J.D., Boston College Law School, 2005).

Where did Eric D. Belsley study?

Boston College Law School, Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Yale University.

Where is Eric D. Belsley admitted to practise?

The bio lists Massachusetts.

How can I contact Eric D. Belsley?

Through the bio page on foleyhoag.com. FundOpsHQ does not publish email addresses or phone numbers.