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.
upcounsel
experience
Practice Areas
Client Reviews
"Great experience with Richard and his team, they care about each job they undertake."
"It was a pleasure working with Richard Gora and that is a compliment not often given to an attorney. It helped me out of a very stressful situation in a very timely manner. Thanks Richard!"
"Very positive experiences as always, very fast and diligent"
"It was (and still is) and absolute pleasure working with Rich and his team."
"We had a great consultation. He was a great contact and has already done a great job helping me with my project."
"Richard was the most attentive lawyer on the platform. I was able to speak with him as soon as the next day (on a Saturday), and he was extremely knowledgable regarding equity crowdfunding via reg C / CF."
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