Harvard Law School

Faculty Disclosures re: Related Outside Interests and Activities

Name: John C. Coates

HLS Title: Professor of Law

The faculty member above engages from time to time in outside activities, some of which are compensated, some of which are ongoing, and also has outside financial interests that may relate to his/her scholarly activities. The disclosures below are intended to provide interested parties information about potential conflicts of interest during the relevant period that might exist between the faculty member's scholarly and teaching activities, on the one hand, and his/her outside activities, on the other hand.
Client/Interest Role/Interest Issue/Matter Dates
Large Public Bank Holding Company Expert / Consultant M&A Contract Customs September 2025 - ongoing
Hospital Company Affiliated with Large Private University Expert / Consultant M&A contract customs and practices September 2025 - ongoing
Large manufacturing company Expert / Consultant Board and shareholder governance and disclosure practices March 2025 - ongoing
Large asset management company Expert / Consultant Closed-end fund corporate governance customs November 2024 - ongoing
Freddie Mac Expert / Consultant Disclosure customs and practices December 2023 - ongoing
Rocket Companies, Inc. Expert / Consultant Insider trading policies, Delaware litigation October 2023 - ongoing
Large Insurance Company Expert / Consultant Expert on successorship and alter ego liability November 2022 - ongoing
Large construction companies and their counsel [confidential] Expert / Consultant Finance January 2016 - ongoing
Corporate venture capital fund sponsor Expert / Consultant VC compensation and governance customs, valuation of carried interest April 2025 - July 2025
Large oil and gas company Expert / Consultant Expert on M&A-related disclosure and due diligence customs November 2022 - May 2025
Large corporate law firm Expert / Consultant Credit contract amendment customs and practices where client is large private equity firm August 2023 - December 2024
Large public company Expert / Consultant M&A customs and practices and economics July 2022 - October 2024
Large public company in microchip industry Expert / Consultant M&A customs related to change of control and assignment of IP licenses September 2023 - September 2024
Eaton Vance Expert / Consultant Closed-end fund economics and customary practices October 2021 - September 2024
Large public company Expert / Consultant Expert on disclosure process customs October 2022 - May 2024
State Street Other Monitor for Department of Justice December 2016 - February 2024
Large public company Expert / Consultant Corporate governance customs and practices October 2022 - October 2023
Large Healthcare Public Company Expert / Consultant Customs and practices regarding disclosure documents and mergers of equals October 2021 - May 2023
Large gaming company Expert / Consultant Customs regarding liquidity and governance rights in private company minority investments April 2022 - January 2023
Hedge Fund Expert / Consultant Customs regarding SPACs and hedge funds April 2022 - December 2022
Twitter Expert / Consultant Expert on M&A contract and process customs April 2022 - December 2022

Last Updated: July 22, 2025