Harvard Law School – Faculty Disclosures re: Related Outside Interests and Activities

Name: John Coates
Institution: HLS
Title (HLS): Tenured Professor
Visibility:Dean

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 from 2011 through the date of this report (June 2012) 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

Matter

Issue

Dates

Doffermyre, Shields, counsel to William Perkins, Bankruptcy Trustee for IMA

Expert

Customs and practices regarding standard of care used by attorneys for investment advisers in connection with review of internal controls and compliance programs, preparation of offering memoranda, and communications with regulatory officials

2008-2011

Ventas and its counsel, Jenner & Block

Expert

Customs and practices regarding deal protection, topping bids, communications with shareholders regarding topping bids, and standstill agreements

2009-2011

J. P. Hyan (individual) and its counsel, Howarth & Smith

Expert

Customs and practices regarding negotiation and drafting of separation and severance agreements, including provisions relating to successors and changes of control

2009-Ongoing

Large commercial bank

Consultant

Review and assessment of proposed modifications to collective investment vehicles to address liquidity issues

2010-2011

BCE and its counsel, Norton Rose

Expert

Customs regarding leveraged buyouts, contents of agreements relating to such transactions, including reverse break fees and solvency requirements

2009-Ongoing

Large public corporation (pharmaceutical company) and its counsel

Expert

Review and assessment of procedures for retention and operation of law firms working for company

2010-2011

Johnson and Johnson and its counsel, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Expert

Customs and practices regarding deal protection and antitrust divestitures in M&A transactions, and the economics of bidding and co-bidding

2010-Ongoing

General Electric

Other

Executive education regarding ethics and compliance

2011-2011

Counsel to large public corporation (media company)

Expert

Customs and practices regarding internal investigations

2011-2011

Large public corporation (financial services company) and its counsel

Expert

Customs and practices in M&A transactions relating to assumption or transfer of liability within corporate group

2011-Ongoing

Large company (mining company) and its counsel

Expert

Customs and practices in M&A and financing contracts

2012-Ongoing

Kanas, John A., and Bohlsen, John (individuals) and their counsel, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP

Expert

Corporate governance and banking law & regulations and customs and practices of banking operations and M&A transactions

2011-2012

Individual and his counsel

Expert

M&A customs

2011-Ongoing

Large financial institution and its counsel

Expert

M&A customs

2011-Ongoing

Vivendi and its counsel, Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Weil Gotshal & Manges

Expert

M&A customs

2007-2012

Corporate law firm and its counsel

Expert

Customs and practices for law firms working as counsel to financial institution

2007-Ongoing