Name: John Coates
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Title (HLS): Tenured Professor
Visibility:Public

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 2013) 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/InterestRole/InterestMatterIssueDates
Vivendi, S.A., and its counsel, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and Weil Gotshal & MangesExpertCustoms and practices regarding M&A transactions and related agreements2007-2012
Doffermyre, Shields, counsel to William Perkins, Bankruptcy Trustee for IMAExpertCustoms 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 officials2008-2011
Ventas and its counsel, Jenner & BlockExpertCustoms and practices regarding deal protection, topping bids, communications with shareholders regarding topping bids, and standstill agreements2009-2011
J. P. Hyan (individual) and his counsel, Howarth & SmithExpertCustoms and practices of lawyers regarding negotiation and drafting of separation and severance agreements, including provisions relating to successors and changes of control2009-2012
BCE and its counsel, Norton RoseExpertCustoms regarding leveraged buyouts, contents of agreements relating to such transactions, including reverse break fees and solvency requirements2009-2012
Large commercial bank [confidential]ExpertReview and assessment of proposed modifications to collective investment vehicles to address liquidity issues2010-2011
Large public corporation (pharmaceutical company) and its counsel [confidential]ExpertReview and assessment of procedures for retention and operation of law firms working for company2010-2011
Johnson and Johnson and its counsel, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLPExpertCustoms and practices regarding deal protection and antitrust divestitures in M&A transactions, and the economics of bidding and co-bidding2010-Ongoing
General ElectricOtherExecutive education regarding ethics and compliance 2011-2013
Counsel to large public corporation (media company) [confidential]ExpertCustoms and practices regarding internal investigations2011-2011
Kanas, John A., and Bohlsen, John (individuals) and their counsel, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLPExpertCorporate governance and banking law & regulations and customs and practices of banking operations and M&A transactions2011-2012
MBIA and its counsel Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart & SullivanExpertCustoms and practices in M&A transactions relating to assumption or transfer of liability within corporate group2011-2013
Individual and his counsel [confidential]ExpertM&A customs and practices and indicia and correlates of insider trading2011-Ongoing
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc and its counsel, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLPExpertM&A customs and practices2011-Ongoing
Large company (mining company) and its counsel [confidential]ExpertCustoms and practices in M&A and financing contracts2012-2012
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz OtherContinuing legal education regarding conflicts of interest in M&A settings2012-2012
Large public corporation (pharmaceutical industry) and its counsel [confidential]ExpertCustoms and practices regarding preparation and review of SEC disclosure documents 2012-Ongoing
Federal agency A [confidential]ExpertCustoms and practices in M&A transactions relating to assumption or transfer of liability within corporate group2012-Ongoing
Epicor Software Corp. and its counsel, Wilson Sonsini and Kirkland & EllisExpertM&A customs and practices2012-Ongoing
American International Group, Inc. and its counsel, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPExpertRegulation of financial institutions, Federal Reserve lending and supervisory authority2012-Ongoing
Mayer Brown and its counsel, Williams & Connolly LLPExpertCustoms and practices for law firms working as counsel to financial institution2007-Ongoing
Federal agency B [confidential]ExpertCustoms and practices in M&A transactions relating to assumption or transfer of liability within corporate group2012-Ongoing
Private equity fund owned telecommunications company and its counsel [confidential]ExpertM&A customs and practices2012-Ongoing
American International Group, Inc. and its counsel, Reilly Pozner LLPExpertCustoms and practices in M&A transactions relating to assumption or transfer of liability within corporate group, fraudulent conveyance law, fiduciary duties, and related corporate governance customs2012-Ongoing
Shareholders of public corporation (internet industry) and their counsel [confidential]ExpertCustoms and practices regarding corporate governance, M&A, and disclosures of public companies2013-Ongoing
Corporate law firmExpertCustoms and practices for law firms working as M&A counsel to publicly traded public utility2013-2013
Shareholders of Sprint / Nextel Corp. and their counsel, Grant & Eisenhofer and Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLPExpertM&A customs and practices2013-2013
Federally chartered bank and its counsel [confidential]ExpertCustoms and practices in M&A transactions relating to assumption or transfer of liability within corporate group2013-Ongoing