Rausa Russo Capital is the Venture & Capital Markets Practice of Rausa Russo Law, PLLC. There is no separate legal entity. All matters are handled by Rausa Russo Law, PLLC, a New York professional limited liability company, NYSDOS #5598174.
Built for the way you raise
Three audiences, one firm. The setup, the documents, and the diligence record we deliver are calibrated to the counter-party you are working with.
From our desk
Long-form guides written for the operator audience. Statute-cited, deal-aware, and current.
Setting Up a Venture: Formation, Capitalization, and Term Sheets
An investor-grade walk-through of the legal architecture institutional capital expects: entity choice, founder equity and 83(b), QSBS planning under IRC §§ 1202 and 1045, IP assignment, SAFEs vs. priced rounds, NVCA mechanics, board composition and the In re Trados question, venture-studio economics, DGCL § 144 conflicted-director procedure, and the term-sheet points that move every round.
Read the guide →The Partners
Both partners practice across the firm. The Capital practice is staffed by both, with deep transactional and contested-matter coverage in the same engagement.
Carl Rausa, Esq.
Partner · Litigation & RegulatoryContested matters, consumer-facing regulatory exposure, and the litigation backstop portfolio companies need when class claims surface in fintech, BNPL, subscription, or D2C operations.
Read bio →Patrick Russo, Esq.
Partner · Transactional & IPFormation, financings, intellectual property, and commercial transactions. Registered patent agent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Read bio →Engage the practice
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