Michael Buker

Law School:
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Graduated in 1998

Admitted to Practice:
California
Indiana

Mini Biography:
Michael Buker is a member of Ice Miller’s Tax Team. Buker advises clients in corporate, partnership and individual tax matters with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, international tax, strategic planning, executive compensation and business services.

Full Biography:
Buker has authored or co-authored numerous articles on tax issues and is a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences on tax matters. He is a former chair of the Executive Committee of the Taxation Section of the Indianapolis Bar Association, and is a member of the Closely Held Businesses and the S Corporation Committees of the American Bar Association, the Indiana State Bar Association, California State Bar Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the National Association of College and University Attorneys where he has served on the Finance and Audit and Continuing Legal Education Committees.

Buker obtained his Master of Laws in Taxation from New York University. Buker earned his juris doctorate, with great distinction, from the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, Cal. and a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind.

Buker is admitted to practice law in both Indiana and California and is a licensed certified public accountant.

Services:
Aviation
Buy/Sell Transactions
Colleges and Universities
Corporate and Business Services
Corporate and Governance Services for Colleges and Universities
Entrepreneurial Company Services
In-House Counsel Services
Income Taxation
Mergers and Acquisitions
Personal Services
Private Equity/Venture Services Industry Experience
Private Placements
Representing Investors and Entrepreneurs
State and Local Taxation
Strategic Planning & Capital Management Transactions
Tax
Tax Services for Colleges and Universities

Industry Experience:
Income Taxation
  Banking
Strategic Planning & Capital Management Transactions
  Banking

Professional Associations:
Member, California State Bar Association
Member, Indiana State Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member, National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA)
Member, National Association of College and University Business Officers
(NACUBO)

Special Certifications:
Master of Laws in Taxation (LL.M.), New York University, in 1999

Published In:
Buker has authored or co-authored articles that have appeared in the Indianapolis Lawyer and the Indianapolis Business Journal.

Speaking Engagements:
Indiana Bar Association
Indiana Chamber of Commerce Tax Conference
Indiana Tax Institute
Indiana Business Diversity Council
Indiana Venture Center

Bar Committees:
Former Chair, Executive Committee of the Taxation Section, Indianapolis Bar Association