DOUGLAS DISTEFANO 369 Lexington Avenue, 16th Floor New York, New York 10017 United States of America T: 212.661.3080 F: 212.867.1914 email: ddistefano@rlrpclaw.com

Douglas DiStefano has been an associate at RLR since September 2007. Mr. DiStefano received his B.A. from Boston College in 2003 and his J.D. from St. John's University School of Law in 2007. During law school, Mr. DiStefano was a member of the Securities Law Society and conducted an independent research project with Prof. Francis. J. Facciolo regarding hedge fund regulation, while also clerking at RLR. Prior to law school, Mr. DiStefano was a paralegal with the firm.

Mr. DiStefano is admitted to practice law in both New York and New Jersey.