ACCELRYS, INC. ACCL (last ticker on record)
CIK 1002388Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- 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
- 3
- Newest began Jul 2013
- Largest fall in its shares
- 95%
- Mar 2000 to Mar 2009
- Law firms
- 8
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- 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)
- 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)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)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.
- Cravath Swaine & MooreFirst linked Apr 2014 · Named in a filing · 839 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.29× · Went dark 0.03× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
- Paul HastingsFirst linked Aug 2005 · Named in a filing · 768 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.72× · 95% wipeout 1.09×
- Cooley LLPFirst linked Nov 2004 · Named in a filing · 1,634 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.71× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Oct 2004 · Named in a filing · 1,468 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.60× · 95% wipeout 1.42×
- Dechert LLPFirst linked Jan 1997 · Named in a filing · 434 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.84× · Went dark 0.41× · 95% wipeout 0.96×
- Morgan LewisFirst linked Dec 2001 · Text search only · 1,028 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- VENTURE LAW GROUPFirst linked Dec 2001 · Text search only · 127 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.32× · Went dark 1.04× · 95% wipeout 1.23×
- Debevoise & PlimptonFirst linked Oct 2001 · Text search only · 424 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.10× · Went dark 0.14× · 95% wipeout 1.04×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cravath Swaine & Moore | Apr 2014 | Named in a filing | 839 | 1.29 | 0.03 | 0.85 |
| Paul Hastings | Aug 2005 | Named in a filing | 768 | 0.98 | 0.72 | 1.09 |
| Cooley LLP | Nov 2004 | Named in a filing | 1,634 | 0.71 | 0.44 | 1.24 |
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Oct 2004 | Named in a filing | 1,468 | 1.09 | 0.60 | 1.42 |
| Dechert LLP | Jan 1997 | Named in a filing | 434 | 0.84 | 0.41 | 0.96 |
| Morgan Lewis | Dec 2001 | Text search only | 1,028 | 1.18 | 0.31 | 1.02 |
| VENTURE LAW GROUP | Dec 2001 | Text search only | 127 | 1.32 | 1.04 | 1.23 |
| Debevoise & Plimpton | Oct 2001 | Text search only | 424 | 1.10 | 0.14 | 1.04 |
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.
- Andrew R. ThompsonCravath Swaine & MooreFirst linked Apr 2014 · Named in a filing · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.03× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.77×
- Carl R. SanchezPaul HastingsFirst linked Aug 2005 · Named in a filing · 24 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.07× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.60×
- Robert H. MillerCooley LLPFirst linked May 2010 · Text search only · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.63× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.21×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew R. ThompsonCravath Swaine & Moore | Apr 2014 | Named in a filing | 11 | 2.03 | 0.00 | 0.77 |
| Carl R. SanchezPaul Hastings | Aug 2005 | Named in a filing | 24 | 2.07 | 0.00 | 0.60 |
| Robert H. MillerCooley LLP | May 2010 | Text search only | 7 | 0.63 | 0.00 | 1.21 |