OPTIMAL GROUP INC OPMR (last ticker on record)
CIK 1015923Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
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 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Aug 2005 to Mar 2009
- Law firms
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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.
- Stikeman ElliottFirst linked Mar 2010 · Named in a filing · 225 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.08× · Went dark 0.11× · 95% wipeout 1.06×
- Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLPFirst linked May 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 155 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.19× · Went dark 0.16× · 95% wipeout 0.77×
- Davies Ward Phillips & VinebergFirst linked Jul 2001 · Named in a filing · 94 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.35× · Went dark 0.21× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- Goodman Phillips & VinebergFirst linked Jan 2000 · Named in a filing · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 1.34× · 95% wipeout 2.26×
- Fraser Milner CasgrainFirst linked Jun 2010 · Text search only · 66 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.18× · 95% wipeout 0.72×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stikeman Elliott | Mar 2010 | Named in a filing | 225 | 1.08 | 0.11 | 1.06 |
| Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP | May 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 155 | 1.19 | 0.16 | 0.77 |
| Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg | Jul 2001 | Named in a filing | 94 | 0.35 | 0.21 | 1.11 |
| Goodman Phillips & Vineberg | Jan 2000 | Named in a filing | 8 | 0.00 | 1.34 | 2.26 |
| Fraser Milner Casgrain | Jun 2010 | Text search only | 66 | 0.98 | 0.18 | 0.72 |
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.
- Jason ComerfordOsler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLPFirst linked May 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.14× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.58×
- Guy P. LanderCarter Ledyard & Milburn LLPFirst linked Feb 2000 · Named in a filing · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.79× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.80×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason ComerfordOsler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP | May 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 7 | 1.14 | 0.00 | 1.58 |
| Guy P. LanderCarter Ledyard & Milburn LLP | Feb 2000 | Named in a filing | 13 | 0.79 | 0.00 | 0.80 |