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 went with through tough key client negotiations together with us. His legal advice and business insights were really valuable."
"Rich is a super intelligent attorney with a skilled chess grandmaster mindset -- always looking at the big picture and thinking several moves ahead in the advise he gives. Fast document turn-around time with incredible structure and attention to detail built-in. Rich also did an amazing job of understanding my case and accurately communicating the proper tone in his correspondences as my representative. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you."
"Richard Gora is an excellent lawyer, committed, well spoke and a darn good writer. Knew exactly what we needed and we plan to use him in the future as our corporate lawyer full time. Loved working with him as he was very easy to talk to and explained everything in a manor I could understand."
"Great to work with. Very reponsive. Knows his stuff."
"Very Nice to have helped me, I will definitely hire this attorney for bigger needs. Thank you so much!!!"
"Rich is thorough and efficient. Thanks to his clear communication we were able to complete our work quickly."
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