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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"Incredible, highly recommended!"
"Richard Gora is a world-class corporate attorney. He was very attentive to my needs and probably the most responsive business person I've had the pleasure of working with. Emails were responded to within seconds, even late at night. Rich is highly recommended and I look forward to working with him again soon."
"Rich timely and promptly reviewed a comprehensive contract for a sophisticated corporate transaction. We highly recommend his services!"
"Rich timely and promptly reviewed a comprehensive contract for a sophisticated corporate transaction. We highly recommend his services!"
"Rich timely and promptly reviewed a comprehensive contract for a sophisticated corporate transaction. We highly recommend his services!"
"Rich timely and promptly reviewed a comprehensive contract for a sophisticated corporate transaction. 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