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Eric Doherty

Eric Doherty

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Eric Doherty’s practice focuses on all aspects of the formation, operation and ongoing maintenance of private investment funds, including venture capital, microcap, private equity, fund-of-funds, secondary market and other investment advisory businesses in the United States and internationally. He has represented many of the nation's leading accelerators, incubators and studios in forming hybrid corporate and investment fund structures.

Eric primarily represents sponsor organizations ranging from well-known multibillion-dollar firms to new emerging manager funds that may only raise a few million dollars. He has a passion for working with new managers in forming seed and early-stage venture capital, super angel and similar microcap funds. In addition to his fund formation practice, Eric represents many fund clients, institutional investors and angel investors in their direct and secondary market investment transactions. He has also represented a number of emerging growth companies as outside corporate counsel in financing transactions and on matters of general business and corporate law. In addition is also nationally ranked in Chambers USA for Venture Capital: Fund Formation.

Prior to attending law school, Eric was a marketing analyst for the United States Satellite Broadcasting Co. He was also an archivist for Hubbard Broadcasting.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Venture Capital: Fund Formation - California

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Eric Doherty represents venture capital firms in the closing of high-value funds targeting a span of innovative sectors, including artificial intelligence, consumer finance, deep tech, and software.

Venture Capital: Fund Formation - USA - Nationwide

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial
Eric Doherty regularly assists venture capital clients on fund formation and closing matters.

Strengths

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  • Eric is an exceptional fund formation lawyer. He is very well-informed and essential to our business.

    Venture Capital: Fund FormationChambers Guide to the USA
  • Eric is very strong.

    Venture Capital: Fund FormationChambers Guide to the USA

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