QuantumScape Corp QS (last ticker on record)
CIK 1811414Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Dec 2022
- Largest fall in its shares
- 96%
- Dec 2020 to Apr 2025
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)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.
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Sep 2020 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,468 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.60× · 95% wipeout 1.42×
- Hughes Hubbard & ReedFirst linked May 2020 · Named in SEC correspondence · 121 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.21× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Sep 2020 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,468 | 1.09 | 0.60 | 1.42 |
| Hughes Hubbard & Reed | May 2020 | Named in SEC correspondence | 121 | 1.17 | 0.21 | 1.26 |
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 B. BaudlerWilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Sep 2020 · Named in SEC correspondence · 41 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.69× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.37×
- Michael J. DanaherWilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Sep 2020 · Named in SEC correspondence · 37 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.02× · Went dark 1.51× · 95% wipeout 1.62×
- Charles A. SamuelsonHughes Hubbard & ReedFirst linked May 2020 · Named in SEC correspondence · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.65×
- Gary J. SimonHughes Hubbard & ReedFirst linked May 2020 · Named in SEC correspondence · 38 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.48× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.14×
- Ethan LutskeWilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Sep 2020 · Text search only · 14 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.79× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.47×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark B. BaudlerWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Sep 2020 | Named in SEC correspondence | 41 | 1.69 | 0.00 | 1.37 |
| Michael J. DanaherWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Sep 2020 | Named in SEC correspondence | 37 | 1.02 | 1.51 | 1.62 |
| Charles A. SamuelsonHughes Hubbard & Reed | May 2020 | Named in SEC correspondence | 12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.65 |
| Gary J. SimonHughes Hubbard & Reed | May 2020 | Named in SEC correspondence | 38 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 1.14 |
| Ethan LutskeWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Sep 2020 | Text search only | 14 | 2.79 | 0.00 | 1.47 |