Jim Graham Litigation Insolvency & Reconstruction

Jim joined Kemp Strang on the merger of the firms of Barraket Kemp & Strang and H.N. Chippendall & Co..... more

Daren Armstrong Lisa Berton Dominic Calabria John Coates, AC Glen Cussen Jim Eager Paul Frederick Stephen Godding Jim Graham Peter Harrison Scott Hedge Mark Hickey Michael Joseph Peter Kerr

Alex Linden Jane Lucas Roger Mattar David Murray-Nobbs Rory Nott Philip Parker Joe Polkinghorne Mark Procajlo Gavin Robertson Michael Rozdal Archie Smith Stephen Williams Tania Zordan

Russ Baldwin Karina Carter Lisa Gallate Tamara Goodwin Sarah Johnson Silvana Jovcevska Matthew Kelly Sally Morony Matthew Pike Kylie Rae Renee Stevens Joni Young

Gary Ling Ross Strang Rob Wannan

Charlotte Christmas Sue Clarke Sarina Roppolo

John Coates, AC Partner

John joined Kemp Strang in April 2001 from Greaves Wannan and Williams where he practiced in commercial and property law.

John is Deputy Chairman of David Jones Limited; Chairman of William Inglis & Son Ltd; a Member of the Grant Samuel Advisory Board; a Director of Grosvenor Group Limited’s Australian subsidiaries; a member of the Sydney Olympic Park Authority; and a Director of Events New South Wales Pty Limited.

In public life, John is President of the Australian Olympic Committee Inc. (since 1991) and a Member of the International Olympic Committee (since 2001) and its Juridical, TV Rights and New Media and 2012 London Olympic Games Coordination Commissions.

John is Vice President of the International Council of Arbitration for Sport and a Council Member of the International Rowing Federation (FISA).  He is a former President of the Australian Rowing Council and former Deputy Chairman of the Australian Institute of Sport and Sports Commission.

John will be Chef de Mission of the 2008 Australian Olympic Team in Beijing, having held the same position in Athens, Sydney, Atlanta, Barcelona and Seoul and other senior Team position in Los Angeles, Moscow and Montreal.

John was Senior Vice President of the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and Vice President of the Sydney Olympic Bid Committee.  He played a key role in bringing the 2000 Olympics to Australia and in its delivery.

John was awarded the Olympic Order in Gold at the Closing Ceremony of the Sydney Olympics and the FISA Medal of Honour during those Games.

John was appointed a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia in 1989 “for service to rowing” and an Officer (AO) in 1995 “for service to the advancement of sport and the Olympic Movement”.   He was awarded a Centenary Medal in 2003.  

In 2006 John was appointed to the country’s highest civilian honour as a Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AC) “for service to the development of sport nationally and internationally through the Olympic movement promoting the well being of youth and values of tolerance, understanding, peace and mutual respect between peoples of the world”.

E-mail: john.coates@olympics.com.au
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