BIOLASE, INC BIOL (last ticker on record)

CIK 811240Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

Restatement
95% wipeout
Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Restructuring
Bankruptcy

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 Oct 2024
Largest fall in its shares: 100%; Jan 2004 to Jul 2025
Law firms: 16; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 23; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Oct 8, 2024Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Oct 1, 2024Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Oct 1, 2024Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Sep 6, 2024Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Aug 28, 2024Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jun 18, 2024Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
May 17, 2024Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Apr 19, 2024Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 5, 2024Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Feb 15, 2024Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Nov 17, 2023Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Aug 15, 2023Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jun 13, 2023Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jan 12, 2023Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Nov 23, 2021Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
May 24, 2021Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Apr 6, 2020Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Dec 6, 2019Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
May 15, 2018Shares down 95% from their high
Aug 14, 2017Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Nov 12, 2015Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Sep 13, 2010Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Aug 24, 2010Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Apr 15, 2009Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)
Apr 9, 2009Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)
Mar 26, 2009Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Nov 20, 2008Shares down 95% from their high
Aug 19, 2005Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jun 1, 2005Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)
May 20, 2005Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
May 10, 2005Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Apr 11, 2005Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 18, 2005Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Blank Rome	May 2023	Named in SEC correspondence	348	1.04	0.79	1.36
Sullivan & Worcester LLP	Nov 2022	Named in SEC correspondence	212	0.95	0.45	1.06
Loeb & Loeb LLP	Jun 2020	Named in SEC correspondence	838	0.92	0.99	1.10
Gusrae Kaplan & Bruno	Sep 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	76	0.60	1.31	0.89
Sidley Austin	Jul 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	1,210	1.30	0.14	0.93
Latham & Watkins LLP	Mar 2007	Named in a filing	2,667	0.98	0.31	1.10
Pillsbury Winthrop	Jun 2003	Named in a filing	516	1.13	0.82	1.27
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP	Jun 2002	Named in a filing	350	1.17	0.81	1.52
KELLY LYTTON MINTZ & VANN LLP	Feb 1999	Named in a filing	5	3.90	1.33	5.87
Foley & Lardner	Jul 1998	Named in a filing	498	1.00	0.71	1.02
Holland & Knight	Jun 2020	Text search only	413	1.17	0.82	1.19
Greenberg Traurig	Oct 2019	Text search only	1,223	1.01	1.03	1.10
Paul Hastings	Aug 2011	Text search only	768	0.98	0.72	1.09
Shaw Pittman	Nov 2005	Text search only	149	0.98	0.53	1.08
HALE AND DORR	Nov 2003	Text search only	665	1.06	0.33	1.26
WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING	Nov 2003	Text search only	662	1.14	0.33	1.26

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
Melissa Palat MurawskyBlank Rome	Jul 2023	Named in a filing	29	2.06	0.00	1.03
Hank GracinGracin & Marlow, LLP	May 2023	Named in a filing	77	0.66	2.28	1.53
Leslie MarlowBlank Rome	May 2023	Named in SEC correspondence	71	0.58	2.60	1.43
Patrick J. EganGracin & Marlow, LLP	May 2023	Named in SEC correspondence	43	0.40	1.84	1.89
Aaron M. SchleicherSullivan & Worcester LLP	Nov 2022	Named in SEC correspondence	22	1.60	0.00	1.25
David E. DanovitchSullivan & Worcester LLP	Nov 2022	Named in SEC correspondence	85	0.88	1.89	1.25
Angela M. DowdLoeb & Loeb LLP	Jun 2020	Named in SEC correspondence	34	0.94	1.45	1.52
Mitchell S. NussbaumLoeb & Loeb LLP	Jun 2020	Named in a filing	391	0.98	0.93	1.21
Beth E. BergSidley Austin	Aug 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	7	1.96	0.00	0.99
Beth E. PeevSidley Austin	Jul 2017	Named in SEC correspondence	6	0.00	0.00	3.26
Lindsey A. SmithSidley Austin	Oct 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	13	0.75	0.00	1.54
Beth E. FlamingSidley Austin	Jul 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	8	0.00	0.00	2.30
Michael A. GordonSidley Austin	Jul 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	19	2.07	0.00	0.88
William J. CerniusLatham & Watkins LLP	Mar 2007	Named in a filing	28	0.94	0.00	0.45
Christopher M. ForresterShearman & Sterling	Nov 2005	Named in a filing	18	1.26	0.00	1.33
Albert P. AsatoorianPillsbury Winthrop	Jun 2003	Named in a filing	6	1.45	0.00	1.59
Ethan D. FefferSheppard Mullin	Jun 2003	Named in a filing	7	1.04	0.00	2.18
Ellen S. BancroftDorsey & Whitney LLP	Jun 2002	Named in a filing	26	1.55	0.61	1.44
Parker A. SchweichDorsey & Whitney LLP	Jun 2002	Named in a filing	12	1.69	0.00	2.42
Cathryn S. GawneSilicon Valley Law Group	Jul 1998	Named in a filing	12	1.61	1.72	2.53
Istvan HajduSidley Austin	Aug 2022	Text search only	9	0.00	0.00	0.87
Sarah WilliamsEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLP	Jun 2020	Text search only	49	1.71	1.90	1.66
John F. Della GrottaPaul Hastings	Aug 2011	Text search only	10	1.47	1.93	2.99