Heliogen, Inc. HLGN (last ticker on record)
CIK 1840292Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- 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
- 3
- Newest began May 2024
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Dec 2021 to Apr 2025
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 9
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)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 Aug 2021 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,634 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.71× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
- DLA PiperFirst linked Aug 2021 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,184 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.45× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked Jan 2021 · Named in SEC correspondence · 963 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.96× · Went dark 1.12× · 95% wipeout 1.21×
- White & CaseFirst linked Jan 2021 · Named in SEC correspondence · 907 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.04× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooley LLP | Aug 2021 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,634 | 0.71 | 0.44 | 1.24 |
| DLA Piper | Aug 2021 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,184 | 1.00 | 0.45 | 1.20 |
| Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | Jan 2021 | Named in SEC correspondence | 963 | 0.96 | 1.12 | 1.21 |
| White & Case | Jan 2021 | Named in SEC correspondence | 907 | 1.04 | 0.33 | 0.91 |
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.
- Alexander GefterCooley LLPFirst linked Jul 2023 · Named in SEC correspondence · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- David T. YoungGunderson DettmerFirst linked Jan 2022 · Named in SEC correspondence · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.19× · Went dark 2.76× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Dave PeinsippCooley LLPFirst linked Aug 2021 · Named in SEC correspondence · 43 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.69× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.73×
- Dave YoungCooley LLPFirst linked Aug 2021 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 3.04× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.63×
- David PeinsippCooley LLPFirst linked Aug 2021 · Named in SEC correspondence · 86 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.55×
- Penny J. MinnaDLA PiperFirst linked Aug 2021 · Named in SEC correspondence · 23 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.70×
- Douglas S. EllenoffEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked Jan 2021 · Named in SEC correspondence · 338 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.95× · Went dark 0.66× · 95% wipeout 0.95×
- Stuart NeuhauserEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked Jan 2021 · Named in SEC correspondence · 416 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.78× · Went dark 0.42× · 95% wipeout 1.04×
- Tamar DonikyanEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked Jan 2021 · Named in SEC correspondence · 48 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.07× · Went dark 0.96× · 95% wipeout 1.01×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander GefterCooley LLP | Jul 2023 | Named in SEC correspondence | 9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| David T. YoungGunderson Dettmer | Jan 2022 | Named in SEC correspondence | 12 | 1.19 | 2.76 | 1.10 |
| Dave PeinsippCooley LLP | Aug 2021 | Named in SEC correspondence | 43 | 1.69 | 0.00 | 1.73 |
| Dave YoungCooley LLP | Aug 2021 | Named in a filing | 5 | 3.04 | 0.00 | 1.63 |
| David PeinsippCooley LLP | Aug 2021 | Named in SEC correspondence | 86 | 1.13 | 0.00 | 1.55 |
| Penny J. MinnaDLA Piper | Aug 2021 | Named in SEC correspondence | 23 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 |
| Douglas S. EllenoffEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | Jan 2021 | Named in SEC correspondence | 338 | 0.95 | 0.66 | 0.95 |
| Stuart NeuhauserEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | Jan 2021 | Named in SEC correspondence | 416 | 0.78 | 0.42 | 1.04 |
| Tamar DonikyanEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | Jan 2021 | Named in SEC correspondence | 48 | 1.07 | 0.96 | 1.01 |