FARMER BROTHERS CO FARM (last ticker on record)
CIK 34563Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Restructuring
- 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
- 3
- Newest began May 2023
- Largest fall in its shares
- 96%
- Apr 2017 to Mar 2026
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- 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
- 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)
- 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.
- Kirkland & EllisFirst linked May 2026 · Named in a filing · 1,687 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.97× · Went dark 0.17× · 95% wipeout 0.86×
- Latham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Jun 2017 · Named in SEC correspondence · 2,667 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.08×
- Musick Peeler & GarrettFirst linked Aug 2016 · Named in a filing · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.47× · Went dark 1.05× · 95% wipeout 1.39×
- Olshan Frome Wolosky LLPFirst linked Oct 2016 · Text search only · 390 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.40× · Went dark 0.86× · 95% wipeout 1.15×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | May 2026 | Named in a filing | 1,687 | 0.97 | 0.17 | 0.86 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Jun 2017 | Named in SEC correspondence | 2,667 | 0.98 | 0.31 | 1.08 |
| Musick Peeler & Garrett | Aug 2016 | Named in a filing | 18 | 0.47 | 1.05 | 1.39 |
| Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP | Oct 2016 | Text search only | 390 | 1.40 | 0.86 | 1.15 |
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.
- Bradley A. HelmsLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Dec 2017 · Named in SEC correspondence · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.70×
- Brad HelmsLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Nov 2017 · Named in SEC correspondence · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.83×
- Andrew M. FreedmanOlshan Frome Wolosky LLPFirst linked Aug 2016 · Text search only · 52 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.61× · Went dark 0.72× · 95% wipeout 0.76×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley A. HelmsLatham & Watkins LLP | Dec 2017 | Named in SEC correspondence | 12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.70 |
| Brad HelmsLatham & Watkins LLP | Nov 2017 | Named in SEC correspondence | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.83 |
| Andrew M. FreedmanOlshan Frome Wolosky LLP | Aug 2016 | Text search only | 52 | 1.61 | 0.72 | 0.76 |