DAVID M. BELCHER
Mr. Belcher heads the business law practice at Belcher, Starr & Fitzgerald. Prior to founding the firm with his partners, Mr. Belcher was a senior corporate associate at Goodwin Procter LLP. He has a broad range of experience in general business matters, including start-up representation, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. He has closed numerous transactions, ranging from smaller angel financings of start-ups and other emerging companies to multi-billion dollar acquisitions involving major blue chip companies. He has also counseled companies, investors and management in connection with commercial contracts, general employment matters and corporate governance. Mr. Belcher's practice also includes complex litigation and advising brokerage firms, representatives and customers in litigation, arbitration and mediation involving securities transactions and employee restrictive covenants.

Admitted:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Organizations:
Real Estate Bar Association
Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce

Education:

Boston College Law School, J.D., magna cum laude
	Editor-in-Chief, Uniform Commercial Code Reporter-Digest
Fairfield University, B.S. in mathematics with minor in finance, cum laude
	Member, Alpha Sigma Nu, Pi Mu Epsilon and Who’s Who Among America’s College and University Students

Representative Reported Matters:

United States Supreme Court brief, Eastern Enterprises v. Apfel, 1997 U.S. Briefs 42
Christo v. Yellin (In re Christo), 228 B.R. 48 (BAP 1st Cir.)