INFORMATION ARCHITECTS CORP IACH (last ticker on record)
CIK 1018336Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Went dark (not a red flag)
- Restatement
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (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
- 3
- Newest began Jan 2007
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Jan 2005 to Dec 2008
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- 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/A (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- SEC administrative proceedingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC enforcement releaseSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K/A (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)
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC trading suspensionSEC order (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.
- PARSONS LAW FIRMFirst linked May 2006 · Named in a filing · 52 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.86× · Went dark 1.30× · 95% wipeout 1.67×
- McGuireWoods LLPFirst linked Apr 1999 · Named in a filing · 358 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.97× · Went dark 0.85× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- McLaughlin & Stern, LLPFirst linked Apr 1998 · Named in a filing · 58 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.41× · Went dark 2.30× · 95% wipeout 1.33×
- Stroock & Stroock & LavanFirst linked Jun 2001 · Text search only · 178 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.78× · 95% wipeout 0.96×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARSONS LAW FIRM | May 2006 | Named in a filing | 52 | 1.86 | 1.30 | 1.67 |
| McGuireWoods LLP | Apr 1999 | Named in a filing | 358 | 0.97 | 0.85 | 1.11 |
| McLaughlin & Stern, LLP | Apr 1998 | Named in a filing | 58 | 1.41 | 2.30 | 1.33 |
| Stroock & Stroock & Lavan | Jun 2001 | Text search only | 178 | 0.98 | 0.78 | 0.96 |
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 B. ParsonsPARSONS/BURNETT LLPFirst linked May 2006 · Named in a filing · 97 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.82× · Went dark 1.51× · 95% wipeout 1.23×
- Jason H. ScottMcGuireWoods LLPFirst linked Jun 2001 · Named in a filing · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.16× · Went dark 1.07× · 95% wipeout 1.90×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James B. ParsonsPARSONS/BURNETT LLP | May 2006 | Named in a filing | 97 | 1.82 | 1.51 | 1.23 |
| Jason H. ScottMcGuireWoods LLP | Jun 2001 | Named in a filing | 8 | 2.16 | 1.07 | 1.90 |