Yvette Teofan was a partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton from 1997 through 2009. Ms. Teofan’s practice encompassed corporate and financial transactions, with a focus on private equity, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions. She joined Cleary Gottlieb in 1988 and was a resident in the Paris office from 1991-1995. Ms. Teofan is a member of the Board of Directors and the Governance and Nominating Committees of the Worldwide Orphans Foundation. She also served for several years on the Legal Board of Legal Momentum. Ms. Teofan received a JD from Yale Law School in 1988 and a BA from Stanford University in 1985. She is a member of the Bars in New York and Paris.