Sessi Wine Co. LLC (San Antonio TX - www.SessiWine.com)
Employee
Jeff Racho
Patent and transactional attorney with significant experience in the fields of intellectual property and startup company law.
Patent and transactional attorney with significant experience in the fields of intellectual property and startup company law.
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Weeli Inc. (Austin TX - www.Weeli.com)
Employee
Real Savvy Inc. (Austin TX - www.RealSavvy.com)
Employee
Attorney
Attorney
Wray-Cho Investment Company
Founder
I founded a startup company seeking to offer a money management system to online casinos. Its product is based upon findings from behavioral economics and “incentivizes” the... more online gambler to invest his/her gambling stake in a managed
investment account. I was required to sit for the Series 65 Uniform Registered Investment Advisor Examination (passed in Oct. 2014) in order to better market the company's system, which is protected under U.S. Patent No. 8,784,172 (I am the sole inventor).
investment account. I was required to sit for the Series 65 Uniform Registered Investment Advisor Examination (passed in Oct. 2014) in order to better market the company's system, which is protected under U.S. Patent No. 8,784,172 (I am the sole inventor).
Law Office of Jeffrey Racho, Esq.
principal
Provides legal representation for early-stage businesses, including entity formation, equity compensation plans, intellectual property protection, contract drafting, employment... more agreements, and drafting of investment documents
desktopFab
(developer of FDM 3D printer system and online model repository)
Dead C∆T Bounce
(developer of FDM 3D printer system and online model repository)
IrishAngels
Member of Board of Directors
Member of the Board of Directors of angel investor group based in Chicago. Group organized in Fall 2012 and has grown to 150 members. As of Sept. 2015, group has deployed... more $6m in capital in 15 investments. I performed legal and intellectual property due diligence related to group’s investments and acted as “deal lead” for the group’s third investment. I received award from group in Dec. 2014 for my due diligence efforts.
Simversity Inc. (DBA Siminars.com) - www.Siminars.com
Founder, Co-Founder, General Counsel & COO
Simversity, Inc. (D/B/A “Siminars”)
Co-Founder, General Counsel & COO
In-house counsel of a startup company that developed an online learning platform for self-help and self-improvement courses. Responsible for all corporate legal matters including... more contract drafting and negotiations, corporate formation, and equity compensation plan. Led and managed a group of three employees tasked with developing online courses for selected clients. Oversaw the company’s course production, including the production of a ninety-minute video filmed for the Company's first client.
President Treasurer of Notre Dame Alumni Club of Austin
Published science fiction author
General Counsel
In-house counsel of mobile payments startup company that developed a “point of sale” interface. Company’s product allowed users to pay for bar and restaurant bills from smartphones.... more Negotiated and drafted agreements with major point of sale system providers, including MICROS, Dinerware, FuturePOS and Focus. Responsible for all corporate legal matters including contract drafting and negotiations, equity compensation plan, Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance, and IP.
Rev Worldwide
VP of Corporate & Legal Affairs
General counsel of a 150-employee international company in the field of predpaid debit cards and payments processing. Responsible for the legal group comprising one junior... more attorney, the director of European compliance, and various paralegals/interns. Responsible for all corporate legal matters including contract drafting and negotiations, equity compensation plan, Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance, and IP. Led the development of the company’s international remittance product.
Rev Worldwide Inc. (fka MPower Labs Inc.) - www.RevWorldwide.com
VP of Corporate & Legal Affairs
MPOWER Mobile, Inc. (f/k/a Sapphire Mobile Systems, Inc.)
General Counsel
General counsel of mobile banking and mobile payments startup company; acquired by Rev Worldwide in Fall 2007. Firm implemented a text message based banking/payments system... more in 2007 with U.S. Bank, NA Responsible for all corporate legal matters including compliance with Federal laws such as the Electronic Funds Transfer Act. Presented the company’s mobile payment architecture and design to the staff of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Treasury Dept.
MPOWER Mobile Inc. (fka Sapphire Mobile Systems Inc.)
General Counsel
Harvey & Mortensen
associate attorney
Wiser Company
Associate Attorney
Weikers & Company
associate attorney
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Attorney
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I have been an early employee or cofounder of three startup companies. As their in-house counsel I've been responsible for their legal matters and also handled their financial matters (accounting, tax, payroll, financial projections, etc.). I had no formal training in startup law or banking law and was required to learn both in an extremely short period of time at the first startup company.
I'm also the sole inventor of three U.S. patents (U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,357,082; 7,525,203; 8,784,172). These inventions are in the fields of electric generators, firearms, and behavioral economics. I had no formal training in any of these disciplines at the time I designed the claimed inventions.
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