4 new tax partners at Bakers

Baker & McKenzie has announced the election of 4 new tax partners in North America

The newly elected Partners are:[private]

• Erik Christenson is a Partner in the San Francisco / Palo Alto office and a member of the Tax Practice Group. Mr. Christenson has more than nine years of experience representing multinational corporations – both US and foreign-based – in business taxation matters. He received his JD, cum laude, from Hastings College of the Law and his BA, cum laude, with Honors, from Dartmouth College. Mr. Christenson joined the Firm in 2005.

• Salim Rahim is a Partner in the Washington, DC office and a member of the Tax Practice Group. Mr. Rahim has been involved in projects involving transfer pricing of tangible products, intellectual property and services, global restructurings, effective tax rate minimization, tax treaties and tax controversy matters. His practice principally involves assisting companies with planning and defending transfer pricing strategies, negotiating Advance Pricing Agreements and advising on global transfer pricing documentation requirements. He received his JD from George Washington University and his BA from the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Rahim joined the Firm in 1995.

• Todd Schroeder is a Partner in the Dallas office and a member of the Tax Practice Group. Mr. Schroeder’s practice runs the gamut of tax work, with a particular emphasis on domestic and international structuring and tax planning for corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and other pass-through entities. He received his JD, summa cum laude, from the University of Alabama School of Law and his BS, summa cum laude, from Auburn University. Mr. Schroeder joined the Firm in 2004.

• W. Michael Snider is a Partner in the Houston office and a member of the Tax Practice Group. He represents a wide variety of multinational clients, ranging from oil and gas companies to high-tech firms. He has a broad range of experience in all areas of federal income tax law, with an emphasis on international tax planning and corporate, partnership and natural resources taxation. Mr. Snider received his JD from the University of Colorado Law School, his LLM in Taxation from the New York University School of Law and his BS from the University of Georgia. He joined the Firm in 2006.[/private]