BOSTON COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC BCGI (last ticker on record)
CIK 1012887Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Oct 2006
- Largest fall in its shares
- 95%
- Jul 2003 to Dec 2005
- Law firms
- 2
- 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)
- 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)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)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)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
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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.
- Edwards Angell Palmer & DodgeFirst linked Jul 2007 · Named in a filing · 76 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.83× · Went dark 0.66× · 95% wipeout 1.38×
- HALE AND DORRFirst linked Jun 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 665 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge | Jul 2007 | Named in a filing | 76 | 0.83 | 0.66 | 1.38 |
| HALE AND DORR | Jun 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 665 | 1.06 | 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.
- Matthew J. GardellaMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.First linked Jul 2007 · Named in a filing · 27 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.85× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.61×
- Mark G. BordenWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked May 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 66 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.51× · Went dark 0.43× · 95% wipeout 1.62×
- THOMAS L. BARRETTE JR.HALE AND DORRFirst linked May 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.75× · Went dark 2.82× · 95% wipeout 1.14×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew J. GardellaMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. | Jul 2007 | Named in a filing | 27 | 0.85 | 0.00 | 0.61 |
| Mark G. BordenWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 66 | 1.51 | 0.43 | 1.62 |
| THOMAS L. BARRETTE JR.HALE AND DORR | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 6 | 1.75 | 2.82 | 1.14 |