ROCK CREEK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. RCPI (last ticker on record)

CIK 776008Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

Restatement
Delisting notice (not a red flag)
95% wipeout
Restructuring
Bankruptcy
Went dark (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: 4; Newest began Sep 2016
Largest fall in its shares: 99%; Jul 2014 to Jun 2016
Law firms: 7; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 9; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Sep 23, 2022SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
Sep 28, 2016Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Aug 29, 2016Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jan 19, 2016Shares down 95% from their high
Nov 4, 2015Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Sep 25, 2015Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jul 21, 2015Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 23, 2015Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Nov 3, 2014Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
May 2, 2014Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 9, 2006Said 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
Foley & Lardner	Jun 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	498	1.00	0.71	1.02
K&L Gates	Jul 2013	Named in SEC correspondence	723	1.06	1.35	1.18
Latham & Watkins LLP	May 2004	Named in SEC correspondence	2,667	0.98	0.31	1.10
Paul Hastings	Mar 2000	Named in a filing	768	0.98	0.72	1.09
Chadbourne & Parke	Nov 2015	Text search only	110	1.64	0.62	0.87
McGuireWoods LLP	Nov 2015	Text search only	358	0.97	0.85	1.11
LeClairRyan A Professional Corporation	Dec 2014	Text search only	93	0.77	0.42	1.10

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
Megan A. OdroniecFoley & Lardner	Nov 2015	Named in a filing	11	0.80	6.43	1.30
Curt P. CreelyFoley & Lardner	Jun 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	28	1.15	1.77	1.13
Alan J. BerkeleyK&L Gates	Jul 2013	Named in SEC correspondence	7	0.87	5.23	1.73
Robert K. SmithHunton Andrews Kurth LLP	Jul 2013	Named in SEC correspondence	10	1.22	5.36	0.77
William P. O'NeillLatham & Watkins LLP	Jun 2012	Named in SEC correspondence	12	1.42	4.85	0.63
Brandon J. BortnerPaul Hastings	Jan 2006	Named in SEC correspondence	36	1.20	1.54	1.32
William P. O NeillLatham & Watkins LLP	Apr 2005	Named in SEC correspondence	13	0.51	1.61	1.26
Scott C. HerlihyLatham & Watkins LLP	May 2004	Named in a filing	19	1.15	1.15	1.74
Esteban A. FerrerPaul Hastings	Mar 2000	Named in a filing	8	0.00	1.61	0.82