KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC KERX (last ticker on record)

CIK 1114220Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

95% wipeout
Delisting notice (not a red flag)

These figures describe clients, not conduct. A lawyer or firm can serve many companies that later had trouble for reasons that have nothing to do with their work, and nothing here says any lawyer or firm did anything wrong.

Red flags: 1; Newest began Mar 2008
Largest fall in its shares: 99%; Mar 2006 to Mar 2009
Law firms: 10; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 10; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Dec 13, 2018Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 5, 2009Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Nov 21, 2008Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Apr 25, 2008Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 10, 2008Shares down 95% from their high

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Law firms

The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Latham & Watkins LLP	Oct 2018	Named in a filing	2,667	0.98	0.31	1.10
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.	Mar 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	567	0.92	0.60	1.20
Akerman LLP	Apr 2006	Named in SEC correspondence	211	1.09	0.67	1.36
Kaye Scholer	Apr 2006	Named in SEC correspondence	161	0.88	1.03	1.00
Robinson Brog	Apr 2006	Named in SEC correspondence	27	1.86	0.72	2.30
Alston & Bird	Dec 2003	Named in SEC correspondence	583	0.99	0.39	0.79
HALE AND DORR	Feb 2001	Named in a filing	665	1.06	0.33	1.26
Morgan Lewis	May 2000	Named in a filing	1,028	1.18	0.31	1.02
Cooley LLP	Nov 2016	Text search only	1,634	0.71	0.44	1.24
Dorsey & Whitney LLP	Nov 2016	Text search only	630	0.83	0.73	1.16

Lawyers

The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.

Lawyers linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Daniel ReesLatham & Watkins LLP	Dec 2018	Named in a filing	22	0.46	0.00	0.85
Peter N. HandrinosLatham & Watkins LLP	Dec 2018	Named in a filing	85	0.61	0.00	1.34
R. Scott SheanLatham & Watkins LLP	Dec 2018	Named in a filing	37	1.95	0.74	0.78
Daniel T. KajunskiMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.	Nov 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	17	0.00	0.00	1.02
Michael L. StevensAlston & Bird	Mar 2010	Named in a filing	22	1.83	1.43	1.03
Matthew W. MamakAlston & Bird	Apr 2008	Named in SEC correspondence	20	1.62	0.00	0.47
Mark F. McElreathAlston & Bird	Dec 2003	Named in SEC correspondence	29	1.15	0.00	1.14
Robert G. RobisonMorgan Lewis	May 2000	Named in a filing	20	0.42	0.00	0.95
Daniel I. GoldbergCooley LLP	Nov 2016	Text search only	184	0.64	0.00	1.03
Kenneth G. AlberstadtAkerman LLP	Apr 2006	Text search only	13	0.00	0.00	1.13