Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Colorado
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Coates Lear
USA 2026
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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - Colorado
Band 3
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Coates Lear draws on his experience as a former SEC enforcement attorney in supporting clients facing actions and investigations from the SEC and other government agencies.
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Coates is exceptionally persistent, diligent, conscientious, detail-oriented and tenacious.
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsChambers Guide to the USACoates is careful, methodical and diligent. He is a lawyer's lawyer.
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsChambers Guide to the USACoates's very esoteric expertise makes him very useful to have, he knows all the people in Colorado and lots of significant SEC people. He is excellent and clients adore him.
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsChambers Guide to the USACoates Lear is a fantastic lawyer. He quickly understands the most complex business and legal issues and is a pleasure to deal with.
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsChambers Guide to the USACoates is very thoughtful in his work, creative in representing his clients and a zealous advocate for his clients without being obnoxious or off-putting.
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