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Robert LaPolla

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Sep 12, 2014 → Oct 26, 2016

1deal (issuers)
$11Mreported sold
4investors
2Form D filings
2014–2016years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:31 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Robert LaPolla is listed as a director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Sep 2014 and Oct 2016: Allele Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (San Diego, CA — biotechnology — 2014–2016; $11M reported sold to 4 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

Listed alongside Jiwu Wang (2 shared filings), Lin Yang (2 shared filings), Quishi Fu (2 shared filings) and Shao-Chung Tsai (1 shared filing).

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Robert. Each name links to their own page.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 8 court cases matching the name, 6 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 14 records came back, including 1 court case still open — open cases can take years and cost money. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.

We compared 2 public filings for Robert LaPolla and found 1 difference: Form D filed 28 days after the first sale.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

Community search for Robert LaPolla has not run yet — it is joining a line of 22,368 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 625 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

8 cases: 1 open, 3 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 2 dismissed, 2 judgment

LAPOLLA v. ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP open
District Court, D. New Jersey · No. 2:17-cv-05916 · Filed Aug 9, 2017 · Nature of suit: 367 Health care / pharm
Role of LAPOLLA: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 23 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NJ (not a filing state)
Evanston Insurance Company v. Lapolla Industries, Inc. closed
District Court, S.D. Texas · No. 4:15-cv-01108 · Filed Apr 28, 2015 · Closed Sep 24, 2015
Role of Lapolla Industries, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2015-09-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 23 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
Hess v. LaPolla Industries, Inc. dismissed
District Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 1:14-cv-00146 · Filed Jan 16, 2014 · Closed Aug 11, 2014 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of LaPolla Industries, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2014-08-11 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 23 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in GA (not a filing state)
LAPOLLA v. RIVERSIDE SQUARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP closed
District Court, D. New Jersey · No. 2:12-cv-07490 · Filed Dec 7, 2012 · Closed Jan 31, 2013 · Nature of suit: 367 Health care / pharm
Role of LAPOLLA: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2013-01-31 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Remanded to state court Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 23 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NJ (not a filing state)
Herring v. Lapolla Industries Inc judgment
District Court, D. South Carolina · No. 2:12-cv-02705 · Filed Sep 19, 2012 · Closed Nov 26, 2013 · Nature of suit: 190 Contract: Other · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Declaratory Judgment
Role of Lapolla Industries Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2013-11-26 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on motion before trial; judgment for plaintiff Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 23 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in SC (not a filing state)
Markey v. Lapolla Industries, Inc. judgment
District Court, E.D. New York · No. 2:12-cv-04622 · Filed Sep 14, 2012 · Closed Sep 28, 2017 · Nature of suit: 385 Prop. Damage Prod. Liability · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Property Damage
Role of Lapolla Industries, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2017-09-28 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on motion before trial; judgment for both plaintiff and defendant Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 23 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
Medford v. LaPolla Industries Inc closed
District Court, M.D. Georgia · No. 3:09-cv-00061 · Filed Apr 29, 2009 · Closed Aug 3, 2009 · Nature of suit: Contract: Other · Cause: 28:1441 Notice of Removal
Role of LaPolla Industries Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2009-08-03 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Statistical closing Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 23 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in GA (not a filing state)
LaPolla v. Fleetwood Motor Homes of California, Inc. dismissed
District Court, D. Arizona · No. 2:07-cv-01742 · Filed Sep 11, 2007 · Closed Mar 6, 2008 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions
Role of LaPolla: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2008-03-06 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 23 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in AZ (not a filing state)
What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:31 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: VA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched Robert LaPolla..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

6 cases: 6 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

UPRI, LLC v. LaPolla closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · No. 17-02149 · Filed Dec 18, 2017 · Closed Dec 18, 2018
Role of LaPolla: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2018-12-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 23 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in UT (not a filing state)
Robert R. Jennings and Denise L. Lapolla closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island · No. 1:13-bk-12954 · Filed Nov 12, 2013 · Closed Aug 25, 2015
Role of Robert R. Jennings and Denise L. Lapolla: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-08-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 23 federal dockets); different first name (denise); court in RI (not a filing state)
Robert A LaPolla and Jo Ann LaPolla closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · No. 10-35475 · Filed Feb 22, 2010 · Closed May 26, 2010
Role of Robert A LaPolla and Jo Ann LaPolla: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-05-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 23 federal dockets); first name matches; court in NY (not a filing state)
Robert W. LaPolla and Michelle A. LaPolla closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · No. 07-36557 · Filed Oct 5, 2007 · Closed Jan 22, 2008
Role of Robert W. LaPolla and Michelle A. LaPolla: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2008-01-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 23 federal dockets); first name matches; court in NY (not a filing state)
Robert Lapolla closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 92-52594 · Filed Nov 24, 1992 · Closed Apr 21, 1993
Role of Robert Lapolla: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1993-04-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 23 federal dockets); first name matches; court in OH (not a filing state)
Whitaker v. Lapolla Industries closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 3:91-ap-02884 · Filed Nov 26, 1991 · Closed May 22, 1996
Role of Lapolla Industries: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 1996-05-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 23 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:31 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

1 difference found between the filings for Robert LaPolla (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Aug 15, 2014 – Sep 12, 2014

Form D filed 28 days after the first sale — Allele Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Aug 15, 2014. The Form D was filed Sep 12, 2014 — 28 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 13 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 2 offerings — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Oct 26, 2016 D
Allele Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
File 021-273224
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Sep 12, 2014 D
Allele Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
File 021-224595
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 1

Every issuer that named Robert LaPolla on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Biotechnology

Allele Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

San Diego, CA · Sep 12, 2014 → Oct 26, 2016 · 2 filings
  • Oct 26, 2016 · D · $11,000,000 sold of $11,000,000 · 4 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 12, 2014 · D · $7,000,000 sold of $7,000,000 · 3 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $11M from 4 investors (100% of the $11M target) as of the latest filing. Robert is listed as director on 2 filings for this deal.

Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Biotechnology / 506(b) (3,253 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

People around Robert 4

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

LY
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Person

Lin Yang

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Robert LaPolla. Their page shows their other deals.

QF
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Person

Quishi Fu

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Robert LaPolla. Their page shows their other deals.

JW
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Person

Jiwu Wang

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Robert LaPolla. Their page shows their other deals.

ST
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Person

Shao-Chung Tsai

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Robert LaPolla. Their page shows their other deals.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 1 issuer this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Robert LaPolla by design. Searched property records in Hillsborough County FL (Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026 + FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Harris County TX (HCAD 2026 ownership roll), Dallas County TX (DCAD 2026 ownership roll), New York City ACRIS documents and PLUTO ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers, Cook County IL sale and ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers (814,874 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET) for the 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Robert LaPolla is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Allele Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #280,687 of 374,652 in line (1,104 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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