STERLING CHEMICALS INC SCHI (last ticker on record)
CIK 1014669Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Jan 2011
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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)
- 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)
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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.
- Akin GumpFirst linked Aug 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 582 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 0.52× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked Jun 2003 · Named in a filing · 1,051 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.27× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
- Andrews Kurth LLPFirst linked May 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 398 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 1.30×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked May 2008 · Text search only · 2,649 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.13× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLPFirst linked Aug 2007 · Text search only · 159 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 0.69× · 95% wipeout 0.88×
- Sullivan & CromwellFirst linked Aug 2007 · Text search only · 1,047 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.40× · Went dark 0.15× · 95% wipeout 0.69×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akin Gump | Aug 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 582 | 1.24 | 0.52 | 1.25 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Jun 2003 | Named in a filing | 1,051 | 1.31 | 0.27 | 0.91 |
| Andrews Kurth LLP | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 398 | 1.27 | 0.35 | 1.30 |
| Shearman & Sterling | May 2008 | Text search only | 2,649 | 1.21 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP | Aug 2007 | Text search only | 159 | 0.92 | 0.69 | 0.88 |
| Sullivan & Cromwell | Aug 2007 | Text search only | 1,047 | 1.40 | 0.15 | 0.69 |
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.
- Patrick HurleyAkin GumpFirst linked Mar 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.78×
- J. Michael ChambersLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Aug 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.57× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.00×
- William N. Finnegan IVLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked May 1997 · Named in a filing · 39 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.57× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- DAVID J. GRAHAMAndrews Kurth LLPFirst linked May 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick HurleyAkin Gump | Mar 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.78 |
| J. Michael ChambersLatham & Watkins LLP | Aug 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 18 | 0.57 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| William N. Finnegan IVLatham & Watkins LLP | May 1997 | Named in a filing | 39 | 0.57 | 0.00 | 1.11 |
| DAVID J. GRAHAMAndrews Kurth LLP | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |