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 is an excellent attorney and is always very, very responsive. He works very quickly and has been extremely helpful to our company."
"Fantastic."
"Rich has become an true asset to our company in the short time we've known and worked with him. His industry expertise and experience has been incredibly helpful to developing our business structure, negotiating deal terms and understanding the fundamentals behind running a startup. We fully intend on hiring Rich again and building a long-term business relationship with his firm."
"Rich has become an true asset to our company in the short time we've known and worked with him. His industry expertise and experience has been incredibly helpful to developing our business structure, negotiating deal terms and understanding the fundamentals behind running a startup. We fully intend on hiring Rich again and building a long-term business relationship with his firm."
"Rich is great. I strongly advise hiring him for your next project and I look forward to working with him in the future."
"Rich works very fast and provides an excellent, communicative legal service. Will definitely continue to work with him."
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