Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. APEN (last ticker on record)

CIK 1251769Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

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: 1; Newest began Apr 2023
Largest fall in its shares: —; None of 95% on record
Law firms: 16; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 16; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Apr 4, 2023Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Apr 4, 2023Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jan 6, 2016Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jul 14, 2015Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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
Shearman & Sterling	Apr 2023	Named in a filing	2,649	1.21	0.13	0.87
Cooley LLP	Oct 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	1,634	0.71	0.44	1.24
Gunderson Dettmer	Mar 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	333	1.17	0.66	1.32
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP	Oct 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	963	0.96	1.12	1.21
Reed Smith	Aug 2013	Named in a filing	487	1.15	0.77	1.13
DLA Piper	May 2010	Named in SEC correspondence	1,184	1.00	0.45	1.20
Michelman & Robinson	May 2009	Named in a filing	17	0.00	0.00	1.46
Eilenberg & Krause LLP	Mar 2006	Named in SEC correspondence	35	2.12	1.61	1.83
Goodwin Procter	Dec 2017	Text search only	1,221	0.79	0.31	1.17
Hogan Lovells US LLP	Jul 2017	Text search only	487	0.96	0.26	0.85
Bracewell LLP	Nov 2016	Text search only	247	0.93	0.31	1.03
Jackson Walker L.L.P.	Oct 2016	Text search only	158	1.10	0.81	1.39
Moore & Van Allen	Oct 2016	Text search only	131	0.66	0.17	0.90
Winstead PC	Oct 2016	Text search only	121	1.19	0.85	1.27
Feldman Weinstein	Jun 2007	Text search only	278	0.92	1.17	1.20
Shipman & Goodwin	Mar 2006	Text search only	54	1.25	0.82	1.18

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
Clare O'BrienShearman & Sterling	Apr 2023	Named in a filing	23	1.77	0.00	0.33
Derrick LottShearman & Sterling	Apr 2023	Named in a filing	6	0.00	0.00	0.90
Gillian Emmett MoldowanShearman & Sterling	Apr 2023	Named in a filing	20	0.79	0.00	1.41
Richard AlsopShearman & Sterling	Apr 2023	Named in a filing	24	1.53	0.00	1.12
Michael F. NertneyEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLP	Jun 2017	Named in SEC correspondence	19	0.00	0.00	1.04
Josh SeidenfeldCooley LLP	Nov 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	10	1.77	0.00	1.42
Alicia M. TschirhartGoodwin Procter	Oct 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	16	0.00	0.00	0.51
John T. McKennaCooley LLP	Oct 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	97	0.53	0.43	1.10
Mark B. WeeksCooley LLP	Oct 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	38	0.00	0.61	0.56
Ryan J. GundersonGunderson Dettmer	Mar 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	16	0.87	0.00	0.92
Robert F. CharronEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLP	Oct 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	62	1.42	1.11	1.26
John D. HogoboomLowenstein Sandler	Dec 2011	Named in a filing	49	0.59	1.07	1.17
Jeffrey C. ThackerDLA Piper	Dec 2011	Named in SEC correspondence	30	1.35	1.17	0.88
Jeff ThackerDLA Piper	May 2010	Named in SEC correspondence	8	2.02	6.94	0.77
Seo SalimiGoodwin Procter	Dec 2017	Text search only	56	0.28	0.00	1.21
Daniel I. GoldbergCooley LLP	Aug 2013	Text search only	184	0.64	0.00	1.03