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Mike Baker
Advises founders, executives and investors on tax structuring from formation through exit.
About
Mike Baker is a seasoned tax attorney advising founders, executives, and investors across the entire lifecycle of a business from formation through exit.
His practice focuses on sophisticated tax structuring, including entity selection and conversion, tax-free reorganizations, and taxable exits. Mike has advised on over 450 M&A transactions, including deals with consideration exceeding $1 billion. Mike is the Partner of Baker Tax Law, LLC, a boutique tax firm that partners closely with Ebadat.
Experience
Mike spent nearly a decade as a tax attorney at Cooley LLP, and practiced compensation and benefits law in the Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He was recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2016. He has taught at the University of Colorado Law School and Utah Valley University.
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Credentials
Education
- J.D. from Cornell Law School
- LL.M. in Taxation from NYU
- B.S. in Accounting, magna cum laude, from Utah State University
Bar admissions
- California, Colorado and Utah
Prior firms
- Cooley
- Wilson Sonsini
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