D&E COMMUNICATIONS INC DECC (last ticker on record)

CIK 1011737Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

Restatement

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: 1; Newest began Oct 2004
Largest fall in its shares: —; None of 95% on record
Law firms: 9; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 7; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Oct 22, 2004Said 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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Kutak Rock	Dec 2009	Named in a filing	123	0.93	1.56	0.64
Barley Snyder	Jan 2002	Named in a filing	28	0.32	0.00	0.64
Morgan Lewis	Jan 2002	Named in a filing	1,028	1.18	0.31	1.02
Stevens & Lee	Jun 2001	Named in a filing	127	1.08	0.74	0.59
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young	Jan 1997	Named in a filing	97	0.77	0.18	0.79
Buchanan Ingersoll Professional Corporation	Jun 1996	Named in SEC correspondence	123	1.14	0.73	1.47
Hogan & Hartson	Jan 2010	Text search only	390	1.03	0.30	1.18
Shearman & Sterling	Jan 2010	Text search only	2,649	1.21	0.13	0.87
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Jan 2002	Text search only	2,607	1.15	0.19	0.85

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	95% wipeout
Daniel L. HeardKutak Rock	Dec 2009	Named in a filing	13	0.61	0.90
Richard B. AldridgeMorgan Lewis	Jan 2002	Named in a filing	17	0.00	0.36
Timothy MaxwellMorgan Lewis	Jan 2002	Named in a filing	7	0.00	0.00
John P. FletcherKutak Rock	Sep 2010	Text search only	8	0.00	0.00
Richard B. AftanasSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Jan 2010	Text search only	91	0.94	0.90
Robert B. PincusSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Jan 2010	Text search only	36	1.68	1.09
Paul G. MattainiBarley Snyder	Jan 2002	Text search only	12	0.63	0.70