John Coman is a Partner in the Corporate Department and leads the Firm's Inward Investment team. His areas of practice include mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, inward investment and general corporate work. He advises major Irish and US companies on a wide range of corporate matters, including:
- Pernod Ricard in connection with the Irish aspects of the recent acquisition of the Absolute brands from the Swedish Government the Allied Domecq acquisition;
- SanDisk Corporation on a global group structuring transaction;
- Gilead Sciences on the acquisition of the Nycomed facility in Cork;
- The Carton House Consortium on the establishment of the Carton Hotel Resort and Golf Club;
- McAfee on the establishment of its European Headquarters in Ireland;
- The New York Board of Trade in connection with co-sharing arrangements with the New York Mercantile Exchange;
- Irish Distillers Group in connection with the disposal of Bushmills to Diageo.
John is recommended in Chambers Global 2008, 2009 and 2010 where he is described as “pragmatic and commercial" and "efficient and experienced". He is also recommended by Best Lawyers 2010 and Chambers Europe 2008.
He joined A&L Goodbody in 1989 and became a Partner in 1995. During 1993 and 1994, John managed the Firm's New York office.