Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. VRCA (last ticker on record)
CIK 1660334Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restructuring
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Nov 2024
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Jun 2018 to Nov 2026
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting 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.
- Cooley LLPFirst linked Mar 2018 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,634 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.71× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
- Latham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Mar 2018 · Named in SEC correspondence · 2,667 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Husch BlackwellFirst linked May 2018 · Text search only · 154 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 1.03× · 95% wipeout 1.18×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooley LLP | Mar 2018 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,634 | 0.71 | 0.44 | 1.24 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Mar 2018 | Named in SEC correspondence | 2,667 | 0.98 | 0.31 | 1.10 |
| Husch Blackwell | May 2018 | Text search only | 154 | 1.00 | 1.03 | 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.
- Mark BallantyneCooley LLPFirst linked Jun 2018 · Named in SEC correspondence · 29 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.31×
- Brent B. SilerCooley LLPFirst linked Mar 2018 · Named in SEC correspondence · 51 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.40× · Went dark 0.57× · 95% wipeout 1.70×
- Darren K. DeStefanoCooley LLPFirst linked Mar 2018 · Named in SEC correspondence · 43 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.32×
- Nathan AjiashviliLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Mar 2018 · Named in SEC correspondence · 76 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.38× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.17×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark BallantyneCooley LLP | Jun 2018 | Named in SEC correspondence | 29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.31 |
| Brent B. SilerCooley LLP | Mar 2018 | Named in SEC correspondence | 51 | 0.40 | 0.57 | 1.70 |
| Darren K. DeStefanoCooley LLP | Mar 2018 | Named in SEC correspondence | 43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.32 |
| Nathan AjiashviliLatham & Watkins LLP | Mar 2018 | Named in SEC correspondence | 76 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 1.17 |