Edward A. Razim III

Houston, TX

Ed Razim is a partner in the Houston office of Locke Lord, L.L.P. His practice concentrates on the areas of employee benefits and executive compensation. Ed advises clients on all aspects of qualified retirement plans, welfare benefit plans, nonqualified plans, stock-based plans and deferred compensation and other executive compensation arrangements. He frequently advises clients on ERISA fiduciary and prohibited transaction matters, represents clients before the IRS and DOL on matters related to employee benefits and provides legal counsel on employee benefit and executive compensation matters related to corporate mergers and acquisitions.

Ed currently serves as the Chairman of the ERISA Industry Group. He has previously served as chair of the Education Committee of the Southwest Benefits Association, and the Gulf Coast TE/GE Council. He is also a frequent speaker on employee benefit and executive compensation topics.

Ed received a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, in Washington D.C. He has a B.A. in Political Science and a B.A. in International Studies from Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio.

Ed is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the American Bar Association, and the Houston Bar Association.