Brookdale Senior Living Inc. BKD (last ticker on record)

CIK 1332349Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

SEC/DOJ scrutiny
95% wipeout

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 Mar 2020
Largest fall in its shares: 95%; Jun 2006 to Mar 2020
Law firms: 17; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 12; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Mar 16, 2020Shares down 95% from their high
May 27, 2014A filing mentions cooperating with the Justice DepartmentForm 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
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Aug 2005	Named in SEC correspondence	2,607	1.15	0.19	0.85
Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP	Sep 2019	Text search only	390	1.38	0.86	1.22
Foley & Lardner	Jul 2006	Text search only	498	1.00	0.71	1.02
Alston & Bird	Aug 2005	Text search only	583	0.99	0.39	0.79
Andrews Kurth LLP	Aug 2005	Text search only	398	1.27	0.35	1.30
Dechert LLP	Aug 2005	Text search only	434	0.84	0.41	0.96
Hanson Bridgett LLP	Aug 2005	Text search only	7	1.01	0.00	1.04
Latham & Watkins LLP	Aug 2005	Text search only	2,667	0.98	0.31	1.10
Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP	Aug 2005	Text search only	106	1.24	0.72	1.73
Rogers & Hardin	Aug 2005	Text search only	38	0.62	0.00	1.19
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP	Aug 2005	Text search only	70	0.49	1.01	1.37
Sidley Austin	Aug 2005	Text search only	1,210	1.30	0.14	0.93
Sullivan & Worcester LLP	Aug 2005	Text search only	212	0.95	0.45	1.06
[Thacher Proffitt LLP Letterhead]	Aug 2005	Text search only	197	0.73	0.10	0.61
Troutman Sanders LLP	Aug 2005	Text search only	335	1.15	0.61	1.16
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	Aug 2005	Text search only	1,051	1.31	0.27	0.91
Winston & Strawn	Aug 2005	Text search only	585	1.18	0.60	1.02

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
Michael J. ZeidelSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Nov 2022	Named in a filing	63	0.96	0.00	1.15
Blair T. ThetfordSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Aug 2020	Named in SEC correspondence	15	3.20	0.00	1.19
Richard J. GrossmanSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Aug 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	48	0.33	0.00	0.99
Peter D. SeratingSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	May 2014	Named in a filing	13	1.84	0.00	1.12
Michael J. SchwartzSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Oct 2005	Named in SEC correspondence	34	2.19	0.00	1.62
Joseph A. CocoSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Aug 2005	Named in SEC correspondence	63	1.95	0.46	1.24
Douglas WarnerWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	Oct 2005	Text search only	18	1.00	0.00	1.61
MICHAEL E. STANSBURYPerkins Coie	Oct 2005	Text search only	8	2.04	0.00	1.15
ALAN C. LEETRogers & Hardin	Aug 2005	Text search only	5	1.45	0.00	3.79
DAVID BARBOURAndrews Kurth LLP	Aug 2005	Text search only	8	1.36	0.00	1.96
J. Gregory MilmoeSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Aug 2005	Text search only	9	0.92	2.69	1.09
Scott M. FreemanSidley Austin	Aug 2005	Text search only	18	3.17	0.00	1.24