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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"Richard is an excellent attorney. Not only does he do a terrific and thorough job, he is also extremely knowledgeable and spends the time to truly understand the situation and goes above and beyond to produce incredible work. I'm very lucky to have chosen him as my attorney for my project."
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"Great service!"
"Couldn't have asked for a better first experience with UpCounsel or with a lawyer in general. Rich is responsive, thorough, patient, and very generous with his time. I really felt like I had a partner and advocate in working with him. Can't recommend him highly enough!"
"It was great to work with Rich, he was quick to respond and follow up. He is very knowledgeable about the the financial services industry and helped finalize our final agreement. We look forward to continue working with Rich long-term."
"Great attorney - responds fast, does great work and is cost-efficient. I look forward to working with him again in the future."
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