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1 Stacey Slaughter Partner or Minneapolis 800 LaSalle Avenue Suite 2800 Minneapolis, MN New York 399 Park Avenue Suite 3600 New York, NY Practice Areas Antitrust and Trade Regulation Business Litigation Class Action Litigation Employment Financial Markets Litigation FINRA Broker-Dealer Privacy and Cybersecurity Litigation Wealth Planning, Administration, and Disputes Industries Financial Educa tion University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., cum laude (1999); Note and Comment Editor, Minnesota Law Review University of Minnesota, Master's Degree (1996) Florida State University, B.A., magna cum laude, with honors (1994) Experience A partner at Robins Kaplan LLP with nearly 20 years of experience, Stacey Slaughter represents individuals, institutional investors, and businesses that face significant commercial disputes, complex business problems, and novel legal issues. In an area where money, business, and law meet, Ms. Slaughter brings exceptional financial markets knowledge and legal experience to a practice that focuses on complex commercial and consumer litigation, antitrust and trade regulation, and securities and financial litigation. Ms. Slaughter has been involved in several high-profile financial litigation cases. She represented investors in a class action suit against private equity firms over an alleged conspiracy to suppress prices in large, leverage buyouts. Defendants Goldman Sachs, Bain Capital, KKR, Blackstone, Silver Lake, Carlyle, and TPG have agreed to settle the claims for nearly $600 million. Ms. Slaughter also represented the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh in a suit against J.P. Morgan, Countrywide, Moody s, Fitch, and S&P over mortgage-backed securities investments. Recently, she was appointed to the Plaintiffs Steering Committee of the Fiat Chrysler Ecodiesel Emissions litigation. She also has experience in commercial breach of contract, employment matters, estate and trust litigation, FINRA, franchise disputes, insurance, intellectual property and trade secret concerns. She has represented clients in a variety of legal disputes that span many industries, including banking, commodities, consumer goods and products, financial, food, insurance, logistics, securities, technology, and travel in a variety of legal matters. Professional Associations American Association for Justice American Bar Association Federal Bar Association International Financial Litigation Network, Executive Director Minnesota State Bar Association Ms. Slaughter is most at home in the courtroom. She has tried cases in court and arbitration forums and argued numerous motions in state and federal court. While Ms. Slaughter frequently finds herself in the courtroom, she is equally adept at positioning her clients cases for settlement. Ms. Slaughter is passionate about each client s cause. Above all, Ms. Slaughter knows that any legal strategy must serve the client s ultimate goal. Ms. Slaughter earned a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School, where she served as Note and Comment Editor of the Minnesota Law

2 Minnesota Women Lawyers New York State Bar Association Bar Admissions New York U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Minnesota U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York U.S. District Court, Massachusetts U.S. District Court, Minnesota U.S. District Court, Montana U.S. District Court, Northern District of California U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit Review; a Master s Degree from the University of Minnesota; and B.A., magna cum laude, with honors, from Florida State University. Before joining the firm, Ms. Slaughter clerked in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota for Judge Michael J. Davis and Judge Paul A. Magnuson. Ms. Slaughter is recognized as an authority on emerging financial, consumer, and antitrust litigation issues, and is quoted in major legal and business periodicals. Selected Case Results* Throughout her career, Ms. Slaughter has litigated numerous cases to trial, arbitration, and resolution. Recent plaintiff representations include the following: Represented Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh in dispute over its purchase of residential mortgage-backed securities. Represented plaintiff investors in a class action suit against private equity firms over alleged conspiracy to suppress prices in large leveraged buyouts. Kirk Dahl, et al. v. Bain Capital Partners, LLC et al., Court Case No. 07-cv (D. Mass.). Represented investors in claim against broker and broker-dealer for theft and failure to supervise. Represents plaintiff Fortune 500 company in financial industry over purchase of products tied to LIBOR. In re LIBOR-Based Financial Instruments Antitrust Litig., 11 MD 2262 (NRB). Represents plaintiff car dealer class in suit against Fiat Chrysler and Bosch over emissions. In re: Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep EcoDiesel Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, 3:17-md Represents investors in complex tax and accounting malpractice case. Represented company in the financial services industry in a patent infringement suit over a method and system for transferring money. Past results are reported to provide the reader with an indication of the type of litigation we practice. They do not and should not be construed to create an expectation of result in any other case, as all cases are dependent upon their own unique fact situation and applicable law. Recognition** Named a "Litigation Trailblazer," The National Law Journal (2018) Named a "New York Super Lawyer" by Super Lawyers ( ) Named to Profiles in Diversity Journal s list of "Women Worth Watching" (2017) Named one of Law360's "Women in Securities Law" (2016) Named a "North Star Lawyer" by the Minnesota State Bar Association for providing at least 50 hours of pro bono legal services ( ) Named an "Attorney of the Year" by Minnesota Lawyer (2014) Named "40 Under Forty," by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (2009) Member of the firm's pro bono team to receive the "2008 Volunteer Award" from The Advocates for Human Rights for work involving state and social services programs for trafficking victims in Minnesota. Member, Robins Kaplan LLP, Pro Bono Committee (2014)

3 **Being named to the list or receiving the award is not intended and should not be viewed as comparative to other lawyers or to create an expectation about results that might be achieved in a future matter. Community Service Jeremiah Program Board of Trustees Minnesota Women Lawyers (MWL), Equity Committee Robins Kaplan LLP Pro Bono Steering Committee Resources Articles Books Interview with Lucy Fato, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of AIG REAL TALK: The Robins Kaplan Business law Update by the Women of Business Litigation (Winter 2019) Leveraged Products For Retail Investors Pose Hidden Risks Seeking Alpha (December 10, 2017) Accountants Liability Financier Worldwide (January 2017) 5 Factors to Weigh When Considering Arbitration vs Trial (June 9, 2015) It All Falls Down Financial Litigation Insights (April 3, 2013) Recent Developments in Securities Law Chapter: Emerging Developments in Securities Litigation, Thomson Reuters/Aspatore Inside the Minds series (2015) Legal Updates News REAL TALK: The Robins Kaplan Business law Update by the Women of Business Litigation (Winter 2019) The Robins Kaplan Insurance Insight - Vol. 2, No. 2 (Winter 2018) The Robins Kaplan Justice Report - Vol. 11, No. 1 (Winter 2017) New York Attorneys Recognized as 2018 Super Lawyers and Stacey Slaughter Named a Litigation Trailblazer by The National Law Journal Robins Kaplan LLP Partner Stacey Slaughter Appointed to Financial Institution Plaintiffs Steering Committee in Equifax Multidistrict Litigation New York Attorneys Recognized as 2017 Super Lawyers and

4 Speeches Robins Kaplan LLP Partner Stacey Slaughter Appointed to Plaintiffs Steering Committee in Fiat Chrysler Multidistrict Litigation Stacey Slaughter Named to Profiles in Diversity Journal s 2017 Women Worth Watching List Stacey Slaughter Named Executive Director of International Financial Litigation Network New York Attorneys Recognized as 2016 Super Lawyers and 82 Robins Kaplan Attorneys Named North Star Lawyers for Providing Pro Bono Advocacy Law360 Names Stacey Slaughter One of the 25 Most Influential Women in Securities Law Robins Kaplan Attorneys Earn 2016 Readers' Choice Awards from JD Supra New York Attorneys Recognized as 2015 Super Lawyers and Attorneys Of The Year: Craig Wildfang, Tom Undlin and Stacey Slaughter The Blackstone Group L.P., Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., L.P. and TPG Capital L.P. Agree to Pay $325 million in Settlement to Firm s Class of Plaintiff Shareholders Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital Agree to $121 Million Settlements in LBO Antitrust Violations Case Judge Approves $7.25 Billion Settlement with Visa, MasterCard and Major U.S. Banks for Alleged Anticompetitive Practices and Price Fixing In Setting Interchange Fees Litigation Perspectives from the United States World Law Congress, Madrid, Spain (February 19, 2019) Rapid Response: Equifax Data Breach Webinar Webinar, American Association for Justice (November 14, 2017) Class Action Litigation Developments, Bloomberg BNA, Webinar (November 2, 2017) Forex Manipulation Litigation in Europe International Financial Litigation Network and World Federation of Investors, Madrid, Spain (November 17, 2016) VW Litigation in Europe and the US International Financial Litigation Network, Madrid, Spain (November 17, 2016) Developments in the LIBOR Antitrust MDL Case Robins Kaplan LLP, Webinar (August 23, 2016) Fantasy Football: A Case Study of Insider Trading as a Cause of Action Law Seminars International, Seattle, Washington (May 5, 2016) A Look Back at Recent Class Action Litigation Developments Minnesota CLE, Minneapolis, Minnesota (April 5, 2016)

5 Class Action Developments Year in Review Webinar, Bloomberg BNA (January 12, 2016) International Approach to Foreign Exchange Litigation International Financial Litigation Network, London (November 18, 2015) Building Credibility Within Your Business Network Panel, Executive Leadership Forum: By Invitation Only (B.I.O.), Washington, D.C. (October 28, 2015) Raising Capital: Class Actions and Market Manipulation Law Seminars International: The Eleventh Comprehensive Conference on Class Actions, Seattle, Washington (June 4-5, 2015) U.S. Securities Litigation Issues Panel, 2015 International Financial Litigation Congress, Madrid, Spain (May 18, 2015) Keeping A Whistleblower Internal: Developing An Effective Compliance Program To Mitigate The Risk Of External Reporting Commercial Law Web Advisor (January 20, 2015) Class Action Litigation Developments in 2014 Webinar, Bloomberg BNA (December 2, 2014) Antitrust in the Financial Markets: Kirk Dahl, et al. v. Bain Capital, et al. New York State Bar Association Antitrust Executive Committee, New York, NY (November 19, 2014) Private Equity Club Deals : An Antitrust Problem? Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota (October 21, 2014) Recent Supreme Court Decisions on Securities Class Actions, SCOTUS Cases, and the Impact on CII Members Panel, The Council of Institutional Investors Annual Fall Meeting, Los Angeles, CA (September 29, October 1, 2014) Navigating Through the Supreme Court Decisions on Class Action Webinar, InsideCounsel and Bloomberg Law (October 16, 2013) Class Action Litigation Developments in 2013 Webinar, BNA Bloomberg (October 2, 2013) 2012 Developments in Class Action Litigation Webinar, Bloomberg BNA (November 29, 2012) Coordination in Class Action Cases WAPA Antitrust Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada (October 11-12, 2012) In The News Quoted in: Fiat Chrysler s Attempt to Dismiss Emissions-Cheating Case Fails, The Wall Street Journal (March 16, 2018) Chrysler Loses Bid to Dismiss Diesel Emission Cheating Claims, Bloomberg (March 15, 2018) Case Alleging Fiat Chrysler Cheated on Emissions Test can Proceed, Detroit Free Press (March 16, 2018)

6 Where 5 Top MDLs Stand at the End of 2017, Law360 (December 21, 2017) Fiat Chrysler in Hot Seat Vacated by VW, Courthouse News Service (December 20, 2017) Businesses Begin Filing Class Actions Against Equifax, The National Law Journal (September 25, 2017) Credit Union Sues Equifax Over Breach-Related Fraud Costs, BankInfo Security (September 25, 2017) Summit CU Files Lawsuit Against Equifax, CU Today (September 24, 2017) As Equifax Amassed Ever More Data, Safety Was a Sales Pitch, The New York Times (September 23, 2017) Equifax Faces First Lawsuit from a Credit Union Axios (September 23, 2017) After the Breach, Equifax Now Faces the Lawsuits, The Washington Post (September 22, 2017) Class-Action Sought in Equifax Suit, Twin Cities Pioneer Press (September 22, 2017) Wisconsin s Summit Credit Union Files Suit Against Equifax Over Data Breach, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (September 22, 2017) Summit Credit Union to Sue Equifax Over Data Breach Channel3000.com (September 22, 2017) Summit Credit Union Files Class-Action Suit Against Equifax Credit Union Times (September 22, 2017) Credit Union Suit of Equifax May Be First, Likely Won t Be Last American Banker (September 21, 2017) State, SEC Garner $155M in 'Dark Pool' Settlements, New York Law Journal (February 2, 2016) Lawyers Weigh In On High Court's Class Action Ruling, Law360 (January 20, 2016) Law Professor: Bill Targeting Class Action Abuse Simply Would Improve Certification Compliance, Legal Newsline (February 4, 2016) Pro Bono Spotlight: Robins Kaplan LLP, Bar Talk (December 16, 2015) Meet HCBA Member... Stacey Slaughter, Hennepin County Bar Association (December 14, 2015) Counsel s Corner: Examining FHFA and Nomura Strategies in MBS Trial, DSnews (March 19, 2015) Nomura First to Fight U.S. Toxic Debt Claims at Trial, Bloomberg (March 13, 2015) Nomura First to Fight U.S. Toxic Debt Claims at Trial, National Mortgage News (March 13, 2015) The Female Attorneys You Admire, Law360 (March 6, 2015) The Fraud Case Standard & Poor s Doesn t Want You to Know About, Reuters (November 19, 2014) Blackstone, KKR, TPG Settle Suit Alleging Collusion, The Deal Pipeline (August 8, 2014) JPMorgan is the Biggest Beneficiary of Dark Pool Operators, New York Post (July 22, 2014) Private Equity Firms Lose Bid to Dodge Collusion Lawsuit, The AmLaw Litigation Daily (July 18, 2013) Bain, KKR, Other PE Giants Can't Escape Collusion Suit, Law360 (July 18, 2013) Libor Antitrust Risks Remain Despite Early Settlements, Law360 (December 20, 2012) Big Suits: In Re Swipe Fee Litigation, American Lawyer (October 2012) Investors Demand Goldman Execs Evals In Bid-Rigging Row, Law360 (April 18, 2012) Suit alleges fraudulent H&R Block loans, Minnesota Lawyer (April 9, 2012)

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