Dakota Coates is an attorney in Ice Miller's Litigation, White Collar Crime/Internal Investigations, and Data, Security, & Privacy Groups.
Dakota counsels national and international clients on various data security and privacy regulatory compliance matters as well as advising clients on data and technology related vendor agreements. Dakota's experience includes litigation and internal investigations on high-stakes matters in a variety of industries: health care, utilities, academic institutions, publicly traded companies, supply chain distribution, and sports betting. Dakota's practice also includes internal investigations into whistle blower complaints, ethics reports, and other unlawful or improper conduct.
Dakota has also assisted higher education clients with implementing standard operating procedures and policies across an array of areas, including: active threats, bomb threats, emergency planning and response, and student misconduct.
- Indiana University Kelley School of Business (B.S., 2018)
- Business
- Indiana University Maurer School of Law (J.D., 2021)
- Indiana
- United States District Court - Northern District of Indiana
- United States District Court - Southern District of Indiana
- United States Court of International Trade
- Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
- The Federalist Society
- Indiana University Alumni Association
- Indiana Leadership Forum
- Indiana Leadership Forum, Class of 2023
- LEAD Indianapolis, 2023
- Order of the Coif, 2021
- Order of the Barrister, 2021
- Sherman Minton Moot Court Champion, 2019
- Treasurer, Hancock County Young Republicans
- President, Board Member, Hancock County Center Township Advisory Board
- President, Board Member, Hancock County Center Township Board of Finance
- Board Member, Kelley School of Business - Business Law and Ethics Board of Advisors
- Communications Director, Hancock County GOP
- Secretary, Board Member, Hancock County Center Township Advisory Board, 2025-2026
- Secretary, Board Member, Hancock County Center Township Board of Finance, 2025-2026
- Chair, IU All University Student Association, 2020-2021
- Member, IU Cabinet of Student Leaders, 2017-2018 and 2020-2021
- Member, Maurer School of Law Dean's Advisory Council, 2018-2020
- Student Representative, IU University Faculty Council, 2019-2021
- Student Representative, IU Bloomington Faculty Council, 2020-2021
- Student Representative, IU Graduate Faculty Council, 2020-2021
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