WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP WLFC (last ticker on record)
CIK 1018164Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
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 Sep 2014
- 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 administrative actionSEC order (opens in a new tab)
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- SEC administrative actionSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative actionSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative actionSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative proceedingSEC order (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)
- Said 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.
- Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloyFirst linked May 2026 · Named in a filing · 439 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 0.76×
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPFirst linked Nov 2020 · Named in SEC correspondence · 500 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 0.61× · 95% wipeout 1.08×
- Perkins CoieFirst linked Feb 2010 · Named in SEC correspondence · 511 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.93× · Went dark 0.27× · 95% wipeout 0.98×
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPFirst linked Nov 1997 · Named in a filing · 1,125 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.23× · Went dark 0.20× · 95% wipeout 0.96×
- Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLPFirst linked Nov 1996 · Named in a filing · 350 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.81× · 95% wipeout 1.52×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy | May 2026 | Named in a filing | 439 | 1.03 | 0.35 | 0.76 |
| Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | Nov 2020 | Named in SEC correspondence | 500 | 1.12 | 0.61 | 1.08 |
| Perkins Coie | Feb 2010 | Named in SEC correspondence | 511 | 0.93 | 0.27 | 0.98 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Nov 1997 | Named in a filing | 1,125 | 1.23 | 0.20 | 0.96 |
| Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP | Nov 1996 | Named in a filing | 350 | 1.17 | 0.81 | 1.52 |
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.
- James D. EvansFenwick & West LLPFirst linked May 2025 · Named in a filing · 46 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.97× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.08×
- Albert VanderlaanOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPFirst linked Dec 2023 · Named in SEC correspondence · 29 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.95× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.93×
- William L. HughesFenwick & West LLPFirst linked Nov 2020 · Named in SEC correspondence · 41 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 0.94× · 95% wipeout 1.37×
- Stephen J. SchraderBaker & McKenzieFirst linked Nov 2015 · Named in a filing · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Peter T. HeilmannGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPFirst linked Dec 2005 · Named in a filing · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 3.11× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Douglas D. SmithGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPFirst linked Nov 1997 · Named in a filing · 19 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.73× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James D. EvansFenwick & West LLP | May 2025 | Named in a filing | 46 | 0.97 | 0.00 | 1.08 |
| Albert VanderlaanOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | Dec 2023 | Named in SEC correspondence | 29 | 0.95 | 0.00 | 0.93 |
| William L. HughesFenwick & West LLP | Nov 2020 | Named in SEC correspondence | 41 | 1.12 | 0.94 | 1.37 |
| Stephen J. SchraderBaker & McKenzie | Nov 2015 | Named in a filing | 15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Peter T. HeilmannGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Dec 2005 | Named in a filing | 7 | 3.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Douglas D. SmithGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Nov 1997 | Named in a filing | 19 | 2.73 | 0.00 | 0.91 |