Naomi Rivera
Strategic counsel for growth-stage companies navigating cross-borderdeals.
Naomi Rivera advises growth-stage companies and their founders on the legal questions that come with crossing borders — securities, tax structuring, employment, and the messy intersections between them. She spent twelve years at Cravath before launching Rivera Trade Counsel in 2019, and now leads a small senior team that bills hourly and tells clients the truth.
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Essay · About
Naomi Rivera advises growth-stage companies and their founders on the legal questions that come with crossing borders — securities, tax structuring, employment, and the messy intersections between them. She spent twelve years at Cravath before launching Rivera Trade Counsel in 2019, and now leads a small senior team that bills hourly and tells clients the truth.
In this issue · Services
05 articles
- №01p. 004
Corporate formation & governance
Read more · 4 min
- №02p. 008
Cross-border M&A
Read more · 4 min
- №03p. 012
Employment counseling
Read more · 9 min
- №04p. 016
Tax structuring
Read more · 11 min
- №05p. 020
Founder / executive equity
Read more · 6 min
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Consult
Free 30-minute call to scope the matter and confirm fit.
- 02
Strategy
A written engagement letter, scope, and budget — never an open-ended retainer.
- 03
Represent
Senior partner on every matter; weekly status notes; no surprise bills.
- 04
Resolve
Closing memo, document index, and a debrief on what we learned together.
Named partner profiles
Naomi Rivera
Founder · Counsel
Cross-border M&A, securities, founder equity.
17 yrs · Cravath alum
- NY Bar
- Yale JD
David Park
Senior Counsel
Tax structuring and equity compensation.
12 yrs
- NY Bar
- NYU LL.M.
Aisha Bello
Counsel · Employment
Cross-border employment and executive equity.
9 yrs
- NY Bar
- CA Bar
Cases · Selected
03 pieces
- №012024
Series C structuring (fintech)
Advised a $200M Series C with a complex multi-jurisdictional cap table.
- №022023
Cross-border carve-out
Led the legal workstream on a $90M asset sale between US and EU subsidiaries.
- №032022
Founder equity dispute
Negotiated a confidential settlement that preserved both the company and the relationship.
Author bio · Verified
03 entries
Verified credentials and qualifications
- №012008
Admitted to the Bar
By line · New York State
- №022007
JD, magna cum laude
By line · Yale Law School
- №032003
BA, Economics
By line · Princeton University
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Years in practice
$0M
Largest deal
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Clients advised
5★
Avg client rating
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Volume · MMXXVI
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