Richard Gora
Securities, Equity and Debt Raises | Corporate and Start-Up Counsel | Crowdfunding | Intellectual Property
New York
CT, NJ
"He worked tirelessly, quickly, and had a lengthy document ready for me almost instantly."
About
Represented former CFO of Lehman Brothers in multi-billion dollar securities fraud litigation.
General counsel to numerous start-ups and multinational companies on corporate, business, formation, founder, IT, MSAs, SOWs, IP, manufacturing, licensing, employment, equity and debt, issues.
Advise on private equity, debt and equity financing, and hedge fund compliance issues under federal and state securities laws, and in connection with SEC, FINRA, CFTC, DOJ and investigations.
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Client Reviews
"Rich reviewed a Non-Disclosure Agreement and provided detailed comments in a very timely manner. We highly recommend Rich and look forward to working with him again."
"If you want an attorney who tells you what you need and doesn't try to sell you additional services, then this is your guy. Richard let me know what I needed and what he could provide. When I had my initial consult with him, I did not feel like he was trying to sell me services I did not need. Instead, he let me know which business documents I needed and which ones I did not. Would use him again in a heartbeat!"
"I recommend Mr. Gora for the following reason: At 10:26pm, I * uploaded 8 documents concerning incorporation/post-incorporation paperwork for a Delaware C Corporation * posted a question concerning said documents By 7:24am the following day, in less than nine hours, Mr. Gora reviews the documents and replied with a clear, concise, logical explanation. ===== As the founder of a pure-software startup who just wants (1) for legal issues to get resolved and (2) return to writing software, this was great because: * instead of having to schedule a video meeting (often involving a 2-3 day wait) to explain the problem * I uploaded the documents at 10:26pm, posted my question, and got a response by 7:24am next morning"
"Rich reviewed a complicated Master Services Agreement and provided detailed comments in a very timely manner, and that led us to finalize the relationship without extensive negotiations and well within our needed time frame. Rich gets our highest recommendation and review!"
"Very Knowledgeable, knows his stuff. Also, very prompt in answering questions and getting the job done. Pleasure to work with!"
"Very professional and offered deep insights along the negotiation process. Highly recommended"
Work History
Gora LLC
Founding Partner
- Advised investors in Uber's $40 billion Series E investment round.
- Defended private equity fund against $100 million investor fraud claims.
- Counsel multi-national pharmacovigilance company on compliance issues.
- Counsel numerous start-ups and entrepreneurs on business issues.
- Counsel YouTube MCNS on licensing, distribution, copyright and other related issues.
Finn Dixon & Herling LLP
Attorney
- Litigated over 100 cases across the country.
- Advised hedge funds, private equity funds and other pooling arrangements on investment issues.
- Debt and equity financing, including convertible notes and preferred stock
- Business combinations.
- Employment law, including before the Connecticut Department of Labor and EEOC.
- SEC, FINRA, NFA, CFTC and DOJ investigations.
- Insider trading