UNITED STATES STEEL CORP X (last ticker on record)

CIK 1163302Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

95% wipeout
Restructuring
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: 2; Newest began Jun 2025
Largest fall in its shares: 96%; Jun 2008 to Mar 2020
Law firms: 7; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 5; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Jun 18, 2025Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jun 18, 2025Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 15, 2017Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Nov 25, 2015Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Nov 20, 2015Shares down 95% from their high
Sep 17, 2014Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
May 21, 2007Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)

An SEC release can name a company’s officer, or its stock as what a scheme sold or moved, so the company may be the victim. Each link goes to what to read.

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
Ropes & Gray	Jun 2025	Named in a filing	914	0.97	0.14	0.91
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Jan 2024	Named in SEC correspondence	889	1.29	0.07	0.59
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy	Jun 2020	Named in SEC correspondence	439	1.01	0.35	0.70
Hogan Lovells US LLP	Feb 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	487	0.95	0.26	0.85
DLA Piper	Aug 2017	Named in a filing	1,185	1.00	0.45	1.17
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett	Jun 2002	Text search only	1,397	1.27	0.11	0.88
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Jun 2002	Text search only	2,607	1.15	0.19	0.82

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
Paul HiltonHogan Lovells US LLP	May 2025	Named in SEC correspondence	29	1.17	1.02	1.30
Joshua R. CammakerWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Feb 2024	Named in SEC correspondence	11	0.72	0.00	1.51
Jenna E. LevineWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Jan 2024	Named in SEC correspondence	35	1.09	0.00	0.63
Andrew E. ZuckermanReid and Riege	May 2019	Named in a filing	72	1.12	0.00	0.70
Nicholas G. DemmoWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Mar 2025	Text search only	62	1.60	0.00	0.83