Charles F. Walker — Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Mr. Charles F. Walker is a Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, L.L.P. Mr. Walker practices in the area of securities enforcement and compliance. He advises corporations and their officers, directors and employees in investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding financial reporting, disclosure issues and insider trading, as well as investigations by state and other federal enforcement agencies. Mr. Walker also represents corporate clients in securities fraud class-action and derivative litigation. Mr. Walker rejoined Skadden, Arps after serving as Securities Commissioner for the State of Delaware from 1996 to 1999. Earlier in his career, he served as a deputy attorney general for the State of Delaware and special counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission. During his tenure as the Delaware Securities Commissioner, Mr. Walker oversaw the civil, administrative and criminal enforcement programs of the Delaware Securities Division and served as a member of the North American Securities Administrators Association Corporation Finance Section. Prior to his appointment as Securities Commissioner, Mr. Walker was a deputy attorney general in the Felony Trial Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice. Previously, as special counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of General Counsel, Mr. Walker litigated matters on behalf of the SEC in federal district court and the U.S. courts of appeals. Mr. Walker has authored numerous articles on state and federal securities law issues. He holds a J.D. from New York University School and a M.A. and Northwestern University.