Joseph C. Coates III > Greenberg Traurig LLP > West Palm Beach, United States > Lawyer Profile
Greenberg Traurig LLP Offices
777 SOUTH FLAGLER DRIVE
SUITE 300 EAST
WEST PALM BEACH FL. 33401
FLORDIA
United States
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Joseph C. Coates III
Work Department
Litigation
Position
Shareholder
Career
Joseph C. Coates III focuses his practice on securities litigation, regulatory and class actions, and serves as the head of the West Palm Beach Securities Litigation Group. Joe has represented most of the major broker/dealers in all aspects of their business, including federal and state courts, regulatory matters, and arbitrations. His representation of clients includes appearances as appellate counsel in securities litigation cases in federal and state courts. Joe also focuses on shareholder derivative, corporate governance, and merger and acquisition litigation.
Concentrations
Securities fraud defense
Class actions
Securities arbitration
Complex commercial litigation
Shareholder derivative/ corporate governance
Capabilities
Litigation
Securities Litigation
Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation
Banking & Financial Services
Admission to Practice
Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Languages
English
Education
- J.D., with highest honors, Florida State University College of Law, 1988
- Member, Law Review
- Order of the Coif
- B.S., cum laude, The Citadel, South Carolina, 1985
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Industry focus > Native American law
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Real estate > Real estate
Firm Rankings
- Healthcare > Health insurers
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Industry focus > Native American law
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: litigation and regulation
- Government > Government contracts
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)