Douglas A. Cifu
Partner
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

A partner, deputy chair of the Corporate Department and co-head of the Private Equity Group, Douglas Cifu has a broad M&A and private equity practice. In 2006, Mr. Cifu was recognized as a leading private equity lawyer for buyouts and venture capital by Chambers' Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers. Crain's New York Business has recognized Mr. Cifu in its "Technology 100," a listing of the top 100 persons working in technology in the New York area. He works on a wide variety of corporate transactions, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, joint ventures and financing transactions. His recent experience includes representation of, General Atlantic LLC in its $1.5 billion acquisition of a 52 percent interest in the Emdeon Business Services segment of Emdeon Corporation, the parent of Web MD; Automatic Data Processing, Inc., in the $975 million sale of its Claims Services Group, the largest global provider of automotive claims solutions and Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation in its $355 million reacquisition of the Polo Jeans business.

Marco V. Masotti
Partner
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

A partner in the Investment Funds Group of the Corporate Department, Marco V. Masotti also serves as co-head of the firm's Private Equity Group. Mr. Masotti focuses on the organization and operation of a wide variety of private investment funds, including buyout funds, hedge funds, hybrid funds, distressed funds, mezzanine funds, sponsorship funds, venture capital funds, co-investment funds and funds of funds. Mr. Masotti is regarded as one of the leading fund formation lawyers in the country. He is listed in The International Who's Who of Private Funds Lawyersand is noted as a leading private fund formation lawyer by Chambers. Over the years, Mr. Masotti has represented a diverse group of sponsors of private investment funds, including Bass/Oak Hill, Avenue Capital, Brown Brothers Harriman, General Atlantic, Halyard, Lazard, LNK Partners, Sageview, Reservoir Capital, Värde, Wasserco and Wellspring Capital. Mr. Masotti is the former Chair of the Committee on Private Investment Funds of the New York City Bar and is a member of the Managed Funds Association, the American Bar Association and the International Bar Association. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and has been quoted extensively in the print media on investment funds.