Santa Clara University

2009 Biography

Ed D. Burmeister, Partner, Baker & McKenzie

Mr. Burmeister has assisted over 300 multinational companies in extending their stock plans to employees outside the United States. Recent focus is on tax recharge projects and the interplay of the accounting, transfer pricing and tax deduction issues worldwide.

Mr. Burmeister is a frequent lecturer on international equity issues. Recent presentations on these topics have been made to the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals, the Tax Executive Institute, the Global Equity Organization and the National Center for Employee Ownership. Mr. Burmeister is listed in the Best Lawyers in America, Northern California Super Lawyers and Chambers America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

Mr. Burmeister is past Chairman of the State Bar of California - Taxation Section. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals, the Advisory Board of the Certified Equity Professional Institute, Santa Clara University and the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.

Mr. Burmeister is a graduate of Stanford University (A.B.) and Stanford Law School (J.D.) where he was Order of the Coif and Managing Editor of the Stanford Law Review. He is admitted to practice in California and before the U.S. Tax Court and Claims Court.