INDEPENDENT BANK CORP IBCP (last ticker on record)
CIK 39311Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restructuring
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 Jan 2015
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Dec 2005 to Dec 2010
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
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.
- Varnum LLPFirst linked Dec 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 48 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.73× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.82×
- DLA PiperFirst linked Jan 2010 · Text search only · 1,184 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.45× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.First linked Feb 2003 · Text search only · 995 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.46× · Went dark 0.37× · 95% wipeout 0.80×
- Vedder PriceFirst linked Feb 2003 · Text search only · 144 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 0.94×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varnum LLP | Dec 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 48 | 0.73 | 0.00 | 0.82 |
| DLA Piper | Jan 2010 | Text search only | 1,184 | 1.00 | 0.45 | 1.20 |
| Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. | Feb 2003 | Text search only | 995 | 1.46 | 0.37 | 0.80 |
| Vedder Price | Feb 2003 | Text search only | 144 | 1.03 | 0.35 | 0.94 |
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 RyersonVarnum LLPFirst linked May 2026 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 175.73× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Kimberly A. BaberVarnum LLPFirst linked Feb 2010 · Named in SEC correspondence · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.65×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark RyersonVarnum LLP | May 2026 | Named in a filing | 6 | 0.00 | 175.73 | 0.00 |
| Kimberly A. BaberVarnum LLP | Feb 2010 | Named in SEC correspondence | 9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.65 |