FiberTower CORP FTWR (last ticker on record)
CIK 1010286Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Bankruptcy
- 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 2012
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Mar 2000 to Mar 2001
- Law firms
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
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.
- Andrews Kurth LLPFirst linked Aug 2006 · Named in a filing · 398 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 1.30×
- Ropes & GrayFirst linked Jul 1997 · Named in SEC correspondence · 914 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.14× · 95% wipeout 0.92×
- Hahn & HessenFirst linked May 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 17 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.99×
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPFirst linked Oct 2009 · Text search only · 1,125 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.23× · Went dark 0.20× · 95% wipeout 0.96×
- Porter & HedgesFirst linked Oct 2009 · Text search only · 108 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.36× · 95% wipeout 1.44×
- Loeb & Loeb LLPFirst linked Apr 2005 · Text search only · 838 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 0.99× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews Kurth LLP | Aug 2006 | Named in a filing | 398 | 1.27 | 0.35 | 1.30 |
| Ropes & Gray | Jul 1997 | Named in SEC correspondence | 914 | 0.98 | 0.14 | 0.92 |
| Hahn & Hessen | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.99 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Oct 2009 | Text search only | 1,125 | 1.23 | 0.20 | 0.96 |
| Porter & Hedges | Oct 2009 | Text search only | 108 | 1.13 | 0.36 | 1.44 |
| Loeb & Loeb LLP | Apr 2005 | Text search only | 838 | 0.92 | 0.99 | 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.
- W. Mark YoungAndrews Kurth LLPFirst linked Aug 2006 · Named in a filing · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.47×
- Joel F. FreedmanRopes & GrayFirst linked Dec 2000 · Named in a filing · 33 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.97× · 95% wipeout 1.39×
- Mary E. WeberRopes & GrayFirst linked Jul 1997 · Named in a filing · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.86× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.70×
- James KardonHahn & HessenFirst linked May 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 3.28×
- E. James CowenPorter & HedgesFirst linked Oct 2009 · Text search only · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.44× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.18×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Mark YoungAndrews Kurth LLP | Aug 2006 | Named in a filing | 18 | 1.18 | 0.00 | 1.47 |
| Joel F. FreedmanRopes & Gray | Dec 2000 | Named in a filing | 33 | 0.00 | 0.97 | 1.39 |
| Mary E. WeberRopes & Gray | Jul 1997 | Named in a filing | 10 | 0.86 | 0.00 | 1.70 |
| James KardonHahn & Hessen | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.28 |
| E. James CowenPorter & Hedges | Oct 2009 | Text search only | 13 | 1.44 | 0.00 | 1.18 |