Protara Therapeutics, Inc. TARA (last ticker on record)

CIK 1359931Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

Delisting notice (not a red flag)
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: 1; Newest began May 2022
Largest fall in its shares: 98%; Jan 2016 to Nov 2019
Law firms: 13; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 8; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

May 11, 2022Shares down 95% from their high
Oct 10, 2019Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Aug 15, 2019Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
May 15, 2019Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 28, 2019Shares 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
Kirkland & Ellis	Dec 2025	Named in SEC correspondence	1,686	0.98	0.17	0.87
Sullivan & Cromwell	Mar 2023	Named in SEC correspondence	1,047	1.40	0.15	0.69
Cooley LLP	Nov 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	1,634	0.71	0.44	1.24
Morgan Lewis	Nov 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	1,028	1.18	0.31	1.02
Bingham McCutchen	Jun 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	291	0.94	0.38	1.06
Ropes & Gray	Jun 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	914	0.98	0.14	0.92
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.	May 2026	Text search only	567	0.92	0.60	1.20
Choate Hall & Stewart	Mar 2019	Text search only	142	0.60	0.75	1.29
Paul Hastings	Dec 2018	Text search only	768	0.98	0.72	1.09
LeClairRyan A Professional Corporation	Nov 2015	Text search only	93	0.77	0.42	1.10
Hughes Hubbard & Reed	Oct 2014	Text search only	121	1.17	0.21	1.26
Hyman Phelps & McNamara	Oct 2014	Text search only	105	0.94	0.95	1.08
Satterlee Stephens LLP	Aug 2014	Text search only	35	1.33	0.36	1.31

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
Jennifer LeeKirkland & Ellis	May 2026	Named in SEC correspondence	13	0.00	0.00	0.52
Robert W. DownesSullivan & Cromwell	Nov 2023	Named in SEC correspondence	58	1.62	0.82	0.52
Karen E. DeschaineCooley LLP	Nov 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	23	0.00	0.00	1.43
Ryan SansomCooley LLP	Nov 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	40	0.00	0.00	0.93
Patrick O BrienRopes & Gray	Oct 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	45	0.98	0.00	1.03
Julio E. VegaBingham McCutchen	Jun 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	22	0.78	2.41	0.76
William S. PerkinsMorgan Lewis	Jun 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	7	2.70	0.00	1.47
Rama PadmanabhanCooley LLP	Nov 2019	Text search only	19	0.00	0.00	1.23