Mark Strefling is recognized as an industry-leading investment management lawyer, regulatory compliance expert and operational risk manager with over two decades of experience in the alternative investment industry.

Prior to founding altPILOT with Chris, Mark was a partner of and served as the Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel of Whitebox Advisors LLC, a US$6 billion global alternative asset manager with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. With over a decade of in-house experience, Mark was responsible for the strategic leadership of global legal, compliance and operations teams, the alignment of legal and business strategy, and the design of dynamic and integrated compliance and operational control processes to mitigate enterprise risk.

Prior to serving in “in-house” roles, Mark was a Partner in the Investment Management Practice at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (formerly, Faegre & Benson LLP), leading the firm’s hedge fund practice group, pioneering innovative private fund structures, and representing managers in critical regulatory compliance matters.

Mark began his career as a tax consultant in the Investment Management Services practice of KPMG LLP.

In addition to his role at altPILOT leading regulatory advisory services, Mark serves as a Partner and co-head of regulatory law at the law firm of Sadis & Goldberg LLP, a nationally recognized law firm specializing in the representation of private fund managers and sponsors.