Earle Yaffa is currently managing director of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates, with approximately 2,000 attorneys and offices in New York, Washington, Boston, Delaware, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Houston, Palo Alto, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney, Toronto, Brussels, Paris, Frankfurt, Moscow, Munich, Beijing, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore and Vienna.

Mr. Yaffa has been managing director of Skadden, Arps since 1980, when the firm had only 200 attorneys. Prior to joining Skadden, Mr. Yaffa was a partner at Arthur Young & Company, having been with the firm for 17 years. He is a CPA in New York and has had extensive experience in financial planning and control and information systems.