SEACOAST BANKING CORP OF FLORIDA SBCF (last ticker on record)

CIK 730708Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

Restatement
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 2009
Largest fall in its shares: 96%; Sep 2006 to Aug 2010
Law firms: 8; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 12; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Nov 6, 2009Shares down 95% from their high
Mar 16, 2005Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)
Mar 14, 2005Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)

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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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Holland & Knight	Jun 2017	Named in SEC correspondence	413	1.17	0.82	1.19
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft	Dec 2015	Named in SEC correspondence	305	1.14	0.24	0.95
Hogan & Hartson	Jun 2009	Named in a filing	390	1.03	0.30	1.18
Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.	May 2008	Named in a filing	995	1.46	0.37	0.80
Smith Mackinnon	Mar 2005	Named in a filing	26	0.76	0.00	2.82
Alston & Bird	Aug 1995	Named in SEC correspondence	583	0.99	0.39	0.79
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Jul 2025	Text search only	889	1.31	0.07	0.59
Jones Day	Sep 2006	Text search only	686	1.25	0.54	1.12

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.

Lawyers linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Bradley D. HouserHolland & Knight	Jun 2017	Named in SEC correspondence	25	0.00	0.65	1.79
Andrew P. AlinCadwalader Wickersham & Taft	Jan 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	8	0.00	0.00	1.24
William P. MillsCadwalader Wickersham & Taft	Dec 2015	Named in SEC correspondence	18	0.99	0.00	0.67
John T. OwenMorrison & Foerster	Jul 2009	Named in SEC correspondence	18	0.00	0.00	0.69
R. Daniel KeatingHogan & Hartson	Jun 2009	Named in a filing	5	0.00	0.00	1.77
Stuart G. SteinHogan & Hartson	Jun 2009	Named in a filing	26	0.98	0.00	1.06
Mark C. KanalyAlston & Bird	Mar 2005	Named in a filing	36	0.53	0.79	0.23
Ralph F. MacDonald IIIAlston & Bird	Mar 1997	Named in SEC correspondence	22	1.56	0.72	0.90
Laura G. ThatcherAlston & Bird	Aug 1995	Named in SEC correspondence	45	0.83	1.24	1.06
John L. RobinsonWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Jul 2025	Text search only	24	0.00	0.00	0.31
John W. MartinBaker Botts L.L.P.	Jun 2014	Text search only	7	0.00	1.18	3.35
Daniel KeatingHogan Lovells US LLP	Jun 2009	Text search only	8	0.00	0.00	2.38