Patrick Manasse is a New York attorney in his second decade practicing corporate and commercial law with expertise in a variety of complex legal matters from private placements, to cross-border transactions, and stock market listings. With a focus on cutting-edge technological deployments and a global view on businesses, Patrick is also an experienced Board Member and a fervent supporter of ethical innovation.

Patrick is a Founder and Chief Legal Officer of MonetaGo, a trade finance risk platform which has been integrated into financial institutions all around the world.

Patrick Manasse completed his undergraduate work at McGill University in Montreal where he studied economics with a specialization in International Trade and Finance.

Afterwards, Patrick attended Law School at Bond University in Australia. The Juris Doctor program at Bond enabled Patrick to immediately take the Bar in New York and begin practicing.

Before deciding to fulfill his life-long dream of living in New York City, Patrick worked alongside Guy East and Nigel Sinclair at Spitfire Pictures in Los Angeles. During his time there, Spitfire was responsible for the production of a number of films including No Direction Home directed by Martin Scorsese, which won an Emmy, two Grammy Awards, and a Peabody Award.

After moving to New York, Patrick joined Guzov Ofsink, a law firm known for both the Corporate and Litigation groups.

Patrick's time at Guzov Ofsink gave him further exposure to the business world and ultimately pushed him to pursue an MBA from the MIT-sponsored Moscow School of Management. During this time, Patrick worked on projects in a number of countries including Global Expansion Strategy in New Delhi for Hero Motocorp, Import and Logistics in Moscow for Auchan, International Competitive Analysis at MIT Sloan in Boston, and Marketing Research in Beijing for Hualian Group.

Prior to his work as a lawyer and his University studies, Patrick attended Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts.

Patrick is originally from Monaco, was educated in both North American and Europe, and is fluent in both English and French.

Patrick is an avid traveler and has been to nearly every corner of the globe. For hobbies Patrick enjoys skiing, snowboarding, and sailing all of which feeds into his love of traveling.

Today, Patrick utilizes his business knowledge in a number of enterprises and startup companies.