Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. WHLR (last ticker on record)

CIK 1527541Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

95% wipeout
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 Jun 2023
Largest fall in its shares: 99%; Apr 2017 to May 2024
Law firms: 9; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 7; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Mar 25, 2025Shares down 95% from their high
Jul 1, 2024Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Dec 13, 2023Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Sep 18, 2023Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jul 18, 2023Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jun 28, 2023Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jun 8, 2023Shares 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
Hogan Lovells US LLP	Aug 2026	Named in a filing	487	0.96	0.26	0.85
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft	Dec 2020	Named in SEC correspondence	305	1.14	0.24	0.95
Hunton & Williams	Jun 2015	Named in a filing	404	1.06	0.36	0.65
Williams Mullen	Apr 2015	Named in a filing	113	0.92	0.00	0.67
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP	Aug 2014	Named in a filing	77	1.35	0.33	0.70
Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.	Oct 2011	Named in SEC correspondence	69	0.92	0.65	1.46
McCarter & English	Oct 2011	Named in SEC correspondence	141	1.18	0.69	0.78
Goodwin Procter	Nov 2022	Text search only	1,221	0.79	0.31	1.17
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.	Nov 2022	Text search only	783	1.09	0.11	1.03

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
Daniel P. RaglanCadwalader Wickersham & Taft	Dec 2020	Named in SEC correspondence	11	0.88	0.00	0.73
S. Gregory CopeHunton & Williams	Jun 2015	Named in a filing	13	1.85	0.00	0.51
Alexander R. McCleanHarter Secrest & Emery LLP	Aug 2014	Named in a filing	27	0.86	0.00	0.64
James M. JenkinsHarter Secrest & Emery LLP	Aug 2014	Named in a filing	19	0.44	0.00	0.70
Matthew B. ChmielK&L Gates	Aug 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	8	0.00	0.00	1.01
Bradley A. HanebergKaufman & Canoles, P.C.	Oct 2011	Named in SEC correspondence	24	0.37	0.69	1.19
Zachary B. RingKaufman & Canoles, P.C.	Oct 2011	Named in a filing	6	0.00	0.00	1.55