CHINOOK THERAPEUTICS, INC. KDNY (last ticker on record)

CIK 1435049Its 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 Jan 2020
Largest fall in its shares: 98%; Apr 2015 to Sep 2020
Law firms: 13; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 14; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Aug 11, 2023Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jan 10, 2020Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jun 3, 2019Shares down 95% from their high

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
Hogan Lovells US LLP	Aug 2023	Named in a filing	487	0.96	0.26	0.85
Fenwick & West LLP	Jul 2020	Named in SEC correspondence	443	0.95	0.21	1.23
Cooley LLP	Dec 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	1,634	0.71	0.44	1.24
Latham & Watkins LLP	Dec 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	2,667	0.98	0.31	1.10
Duane Morris	May 2016	Text search only	413	0.76	1.28	1.06
Kaye Scholer	Apr 2015	Text search only	161	0.88	1.03	1.00
Pepper Hamilton	Apr 2015	Text search only	340	1.03	0.35	1.13
HALE AND DORR	Mar 2015	Text search only	665	1.06	0.33	1.26
Ober Kaler Grimes & Shriver	Mar 2015	Text search only	32	0.75	0.72	0.64
Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP	Mar 2015	Text search only	91	0.66	0.69	0.77
WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING	Mar 2015	Text search only	662	1.14	0.33	1.26
Arnold & Porter	Dec 2014	Text search only	254	1.03	0.11	0.84
Sheppard Mullin	Dec 2014	Text search only	392	1.12	0.81	1.22

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
Joseph E. GilliganHogan Lovells US LLP	Aug 2023	Named in a filing	25	0.50	0.00	1.00
Katherine KeeleyHogan Lovells US LLP	Aug 2023	Named in a filing	5	0.00	0.00	0.00
Amanda RoseFenwick & West LLP	Jul 2020	Named in SEC correspondence	24	1.87	0.00	1.27
Effie ToshavFenwick & West LLP	Jul 2020	Named in a filing	25	0.00	0.00	0.79
Luke J. BergstromLatham & Watkins LLP	Jul 2020	Named in SEC correspondence	18	0.55	0.00	0.00
Ryan MittenessFenwick & West LLP	Jul 2020	Named in SEC correspondence	22	0.84	0.00	0.91
Kathleen M. WellsLatham & Watkins LLP	Feb 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	35	0.86	0.00	1.11
Carlton FlemingCooley LLP	Apr 2015	Named in SEC correspondence	28	0.83	0.00	1.30
Peter N. MandelCooley LLP	Apr 2015	Named in SEC correspondence	9	1.09	0.00	2.29
Brian D. PaulsonLatham & Watkins LLP	Mar 2015	Named in SEC correspondence	37	0.35	0.00	1.26
Alan C. MendelsonLatham & Watkins LLP	Dec 2014	Named in a filing	95	0.60	0.19	1.35
Barbara A. KosaczCooley LLP	Dec 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	16	0.00	0.00	1.75
Mark V. RoederLatham & Watkins LLP	Dec 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	50	0.00	0.00	1.32
Michael E. TentaCooley LLP	Dec 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	37	0.40	0.00	1.48