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 Spanish bank holding company Expert / Consultant Rebuttal expert on M&A practices in freezeout context April 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 public financial institution Expert / Consultant Expert on insider trading policies and related disclosure practices October 2023 - ongoing
Large public company in microchip industry Expert / Consultant M&A customs related to change of control and assignment of IP licenses September 2023 - ongoing
Large corporate law firm Expert / Consultant Credit contract amendment customs and practices where client is large private equity firm August 2023 - ongoing
Large oil and gas company Expert / Consultant Expert on M&A-related disclosure and due diligence customs November 2022 - ongoing
Large Insurance Company Expert / Consultant Expert on successorship and alter ego liability November 2022 - ongoing
Eaton Vance Expert / Consultant Closed-end fund economics and customary practices October 2021 - ongoing
Large construction companies and their counsel [confidential] Expert / Consultant Finance January 2016 - ongoing
Large public company Expert / Consultant M&A customs and practices and economics July 2022 - October 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
Twitter Expert / Consultant Expert on M&A contract and process customs April 2022 - December 2022
Hedge Fund Expert / Consultant Customs regarding SPACs and hedge funds April 2022 - December 2022
Williams Cos. and its counsel, Cravath Swaine & Moore Expert / Consultant M&A customs and practices November 2019 - February 2021
Twitter / Cooley Expert / Consultant Disclosure and management customs April 2019 - January 2021
MindBody / Kirkland Expert / Consultant M&A and corporate governance customs February 2019 - January 2021
FDIC Expert / Consultant Customs and practices regarding financing of intangibles February 2016 - January 2021
Large REIT and sponsors Expert / Consultant M&A customs and practices June 2020 - December 2020
Venture capital fund and its counsel Expert / Consultant Law firm customs and practices relating to preferred stock terms January 2020 - November 2020
Large public company (computer services) Expert / Consultant M&A / spinoff customs and practices January 2020 - October 2020
Large real estate firm Expert / Consultant M&A customs and practices June 2020 - August 2020
Thompson Oil and owners, and their counsel Tillotson Law Firm Expert / Consultant Corporate governance customs and practices April 2020 - July 2020
Large oil company Expert / Consultant Successorship and corporate organization January 2020 - July 2020

Last Updated: July 31, 2024