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
"I worked with Richard in putting together a new operating agreement and promissory notes for my organization. He was fantastic to work with. Even when the process got delayed (because of us, not him), he stayed patient and worked with us. I would recommend working with him."
"Richard was helpful, knowledgeable, and promptly provided the legal work requested. However, and perhaps this is an office organization issue, we received invoices about 6 months too late - hence the ding on response times. But for the actual legal work, Richard was very response... just needs to work on clarity on pricing + prompt invoicing."
"Amazing Gave him last min work at 6pm on a friday night and got done in 3 hours !!"
"Expert in employment and intellectual property law, would highly recommend"
"Honestly the best decision I have made for my business. Rich is beyond proactive, informative and helpful. Eternally grateful for his services and will not hesitate to work with him should I need any further legal services."
"Always the best!!!"
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