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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"He is very prompt with very good follow up , no other person bothered to follow up with me."
"Fast, Efficient, and Knowledgeable! Would highly recommend Rich!"
"Fast, excellent work as always."
"Richard was very knowledgeable and was sincere in all of his responses. It was very pleasant to work with Richard and he helped us feel confidant and safe with our business."
"Richard is not a man. He is a SuperMan! :) This was my first experience of making legal documents, so you can imagine how many questions I was giving to Richard :))) (Sorry,man :D ) He answered all of them, edited the documents as we asked, helped us with everything. Wish I would find him earlier and wouldn't struggle with another lawyer. Thank you, Richard, for everything. You are great!"
"Rich was very responsive and knowledgable. He was also very open to adapt his approach based on new facts and requirements. I highly recommend working with Rich."
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