Eric Joseph (E.J.) Risley is an associate at Foley & Lardner LLP. He is a member of the firm’s Transactions Practice.

E.J. was a summer associate in Foley’s Boston office, where he worked in the firm’s Private Equity & Venture Capital Practice. Prior to joining Foley, he was a legal intern at Minerva Neurosciences, a public biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapies to treat central nervous system disorders. E.J. also worked as a legal intern at iSpecimen, a venture-backed biotechnology company.

Education

E.J. earned his law degree from Boston College Law School (J.D., 2018), where he served as managing editor of the Environmental Affairs Law Review. He holds a master’s degree in business administration (M.B.A., 2018) from the Boston College Carroll Graduate School of Management and a bachelor’s degree in political science and philosophy (B.A., 2014) also from Boston College.

Admissions

E.J. is admitted to practice law in Massachusetts.