Meryl Chae

Meryl Chae serves as the Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Harbor Freight Tools since January 2021. Prior to this role, Meryl Chae was a General Counsel and Senior Vice President at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates from October 1994 to December 2020, where Meryl Chae also held the position of Real Estate Partner and led the Los Angeles Real Estate Group. Meryl Chae's notable legal representation includes AustralianSuper Pty Ltd. in its partnership with General Growth Properties, Inc. Meryl Chae earned a Doctor of Law (JD) from the University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco, from 1991 to 1994, and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Tufts University from 1987 to 1991, following completion of education at Harvard-Westlake High School from 1981 to 1987.