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
"Richard was timely and professional."
"Rich Gora drafted two comprehensive NDAs specifically tailored for our sophisticated business needs. He was super responsive and accommodating, and we highly recommend his services!"
"He is very professional, knowledgeable and fast. It was a great experience."
"Incredible to work with, professional, and fast! Overall great experience. Will definitely be back."
"Rich exceeded my expectations by going above and beyond the scope of the project, he efficiently drafted documents for my business. I expect Rich to become a long term advisor for my business. I give Rich my strongest recommendation."
"Rich Gora efficiently reviewed our employee stock option plan (ESOP) for a very manageable cost (and even discounted his time). He worked under a time crunch and explained complex securities issues in plain english. We had a long conference call that was outside the scope of the project, and he included it as part of the flat fee. We were very satisfied with his pinpoint work and crystal clear explanations – and we highly recommend his services!"
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