Buff Miller, Cooley Godward LLP Robert H. "Buff" Miller is a partner in the firm's Business Department. He joined the firm in 1999 and is resident in the Palo Alto office. Mr. Miller has extensive experience in the areas of federal and California income tax law and federal estate and gift tax law. His practice spans issues of interest to business clients from choice of entity questions at the initiation of business, research and development activities as the business grows and merger and acquisition activities as the business matures. His practice also involves planning for significant net worth individuals including wealth transfer planning, charitable contribution planning and equity compensation planning. Prior to joining the firm in 1999, Mr. Miller was the Deputy Tax Legislative Counsel for Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Tax Policy for the U. S. Treasury Department. While at Treasury from 1995 to 1999, Mr. Miller had significant involvement in a number of significant published guidance projects issued by the Internal Revenue Service. Mr. Miller had been a member of the Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich law firm in their Palo Alto office from 1976 to 1995 where he was the Co-Chair of their Tax & Trusts Department. Mr. Miller received both a JD and an MBA degree from Stanford University in 1974. He completed his undergraduate studies at Williams College where he received a B.A. in Economics in 1970. Mr. Miller is a member of the State Bar of California and of New York. He is certified as a specialist in taxation law by the California Board of Legal Specialization. He has spoken frequently to professional and business organizations on taxation related issues.
	Conference Speakers ......................................... Adrian Moravcsik Alisa Baker Barbara Baksa Barbara Wallace Buff Miller Carol Rutlen Cheryl D. Spielman Corey Rosen Doug Foley Doug Ventura Ed Burmeister Ellie Kehmeier Jerry Aguirre Jim Vincent Joan Matlack Joanne Norgart Joe Maglione Karen Needham Kimberlyn Diemer Marianne Snook Michelle McKinney Noreen Burns Patrick McGurn Stacy Matseas Sue Morgan