Moorinvest Counsel is built for clients operating in complex, regulated, and capital-facing markets. We focus on practical legal guidance that helps clients make decisions, structure transactions, prepare for diligence, launch products, and manage risk without unnecessary friction.

Our Approach.

Sara Mana, Esq - Lawyer

Sara Mana, Esq

Sara Mana is the managing member of Moorinvest Counsel. She advises founders, fund managers, fintech companies, and investment platforms on corporate, securities, fundraising, product, commercial, and regulatory matters.

Her work focuses on helping clients structure companies and investment vehicles, prepare for fundraising and diligence, navigate fintech and emerging technology issues, and develop legal documentation that supports growth.

Sarah advises in the formation, structuring, and fundraising of a wide variety of private investment vehicles and startup companies, as well as on the full spectrum of securities and regulatory issues typically associated with such transactions. 

In addition to Moorinvest Counsel, she works with a London-based law firm specialised in the financial services. In this role, she collaborates with local lawyers to assist clients in cross-border deals and structuring, and in navigating financial regulations across multiple jurisdictions. Prior to this, she held an in-house position at a New York-based investment firm.

Sarah is a member of the New York bar and the Law Society of England & Wales in good standing.

EDUCATION

Master of Laws, cum laude, Fordham University School of Law

  • Community Economic Development Clinic, Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award

Business Law, withhonors, Universite Nice Sophia Antipolis

Certificate in Financial Management, Cornell University

PRACTICE AREAS

Startup & Venture Capital

Investment Funds

  • Hedge Funds

  • Private Equity Funds

  • Venture Capital Funds

Securities Regulationa & Financial Promotion

Digital Assetq, Tokenization & Blockchain

Commercial & Platform Documenation

AI & Emerging Technology Risk

BAR ADMISSION

New York

England & Wales

LANGUAGES

English

French

Arabic