“Paul is one of the best tax attorneys I have ever worked with.”
— Chambers USA 2025
Paul Schmidt is chairman of BakerHostetler, serving as chief executive officer and as chair of the Policy Committee, the firm’s governing board. Paul is responsible for directing client service, practice delivery and operations, and he oversees our practice and office leaders as well as the functional department heads. Paul is a sought-after speaker and commenter on legal industry trends and law firm leadership and is a trusted advisor to clients on risk management, global expansion and international taxation. Prior to becoming firm chair, Paul spent 10 years leading BakerHostetler’s national Tax Practice Group and 16 years leading the International Tax team. He previously served as legislation counsel to the U.S. Congress Joint Committee on Taxation and was a partner at a Big Four accounting firm. This experience allowed him to hone his abilities to advocate for and motivate others and build team consensus to achieve goals.
