VALCOM, INC VLCO (last ticker on record)
CIK 1013453Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy
- Restatement
- Went dark (not a red flag)
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 Aug 2009
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)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)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)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 Offices of Joseph L. PitteraFirst linked Dec 2009 · Named in a filing · 34 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.90× · Went dark 0.76× · 95% wipeout 1.12×
- Sichenzia Ross Ference LLPFirst linked Jun 2001 · Named in a filing · 1,005 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 1.62× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- Kelly Lytton & Vann LLPFirst linked Jan 2001 · Named in a filing · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.19× · Went dark 1.56× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Buchalter Nemer a professional corporationFirst linked Nov 2004 · Text search only · 17 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.40× · Went dark 1.18× · 95% wipeout 1.37×
- Ballard SpahrFirst linked Sep 2004 · Text search only · 492 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.23× · Went dark 1.06× · 95% wipeout 0.73×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law Offices of Joseph L. Pittera | Dec 2009 | Named in a filing | 34 | 0.90 | 0.76 | 1.12 |
| Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP | Jun 2001 | Named in a filing | 1,005 | 1.27 | 1.62 | 1.26 |
| Kelly Lytton & Vann LLP | Jan 2001 | Named in a filing | 8 | 1.19 | 1.56 | 0.00 |
| Buchalter Nemer a professional corporation | Nov 2004 | Text search only | 17 | 0.40 | 1.18 | 1.37 |
| Ballard Spahr | Sep 2004 | Text search only | 492 | 1.23 | 1.06 | 0.73 |
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.
- Jonathan R. ShechterSichenzia Ross Ference LLPFirst linked Aug 2011 · Named in a filing · 29 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.69× · Went dark 1.62× · 95% wipeout 0.69×
- Joseph L. PitteraLaw Offices of Joseph L. PitteraFirst linked Dec 2009 · Named in a filing · 35 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 0.72× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Darrin M. OcasioSichenzia Ross Ference LLPFirst linked Sep 2004 · Named in a filing · 143 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.16× · Went dark 1.72× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
- Gregory SichenziaSichenzia Ross Ference LLPFirst linked Jun 2001 · Named in a filing · 267 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 1.46× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
- John Holt SmithKelly Lytton & Vann LLPFirst linked Jan 2001 · Named in a filing · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.16× · Went dark 2.22× · 95% wipeout 1.33×
- Gerald J. GuarciniBallard SpahrFirst linked Sep 2004 · Text search only · 69 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.48× · Went dark 1.67× · 95% wipeout 0.40×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan R. ShechterSichenzia Ross Ference LLP | Aug 2011 | Named in a filing | 29 | 0.69 | 1.62 | 0.69 |
| Joseph L. PitteraLaw Offices of Joseph L. Pittera | Dec 2009 | Named in a filing | 35 | 1.12 | 0.72 | 0.87 |
| Darrin M. OcasioSichenzia Ross Ference LLP | Sep 2004 | Named in a filing | 143 | 1.16 | 1.72 | 1.16 |
| Gregory SichenziaSichenzia Ross Ference LLP | Jun 2001 | Named in a filing | 267 | 1.06 | 1.46 | 1.24 |
| John Holt SmithKelly Lytton & Vann LLP | Jan 2001 | Named in a filing | 8 | 1.16 | 2.22 | 1.33 |
| Gerald J. GuarciniBallard Spahr | Sep 2004 | Text search only | 69 | 1.48 | 1.67 | 0.40 |