UNIVERSAL CORP UVV (last ticker on record)
CIK 102037Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Restructuring
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Nov 2024
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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)
- A filing mentions a formal order of investigationForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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.
- Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLPFirst linked Aug 2023 · Named in a filing · 154 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.15×
- Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPFirst linked Nov 2020 · Named in a filing · 161 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.26× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.83×
- Troutman Sanders LLPFirst linked Feb 2018 · Named in a filing · 335 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.61× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
- Hunton & WilliamsFirst linked Nov 2014 · Named in a filing · 404 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.36× · 95% wipeout 0.65×
- Sullivan & CromwellFirst linked Aug 2000 · Named in a filing · 1,047 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.40× · Went dark 0.15× · 95% wipeout 0.69×
- McGuireWoods LLPFirst linked Dec 1995 · Named in SEC correspondence · 358 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.97× · Went dark 0.85× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- Williams MullenFirst linked Dec 1994 · Named in SEC correspondence · 113 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.67×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP | Aug 2023 | Named in a filing | 154 | 1.18 | 0.00 | 1.15 |
| Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | Nov 2020 | Named in a filing | 161 | 1.26 | 0.00 | 0.83 |
| Troutman Sanders LLP | Feb 2018 | Named in a filing | 335 | 1.15 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Hunton & Williams | Nov 2014 | Named in a filing | 404 | 1.06 | 0.36 | 0.65 |
| Sullivan & Cromwell | Aug 2000 | Named in a filing | 1,047 | 1.40 | 0.15 | 0.69 |
| McGuireWoods LLP | Dec 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence | 358 | 0.97 | 0.85 | 1.11 |
| Williams Mullen | Dec 1994 | Named in SEC correspondence | 113 | 0.92 | 0.00 | 0.67 |
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.
- W. Lake Taylor Jr.McGuireWoods LLPFirst linked Mar 2025 · Named in SEC correspondence · 20 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.07×
- David I. MeyersTroutman Sanders LLPFirst linked Feb 2018 · Named in a filing · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.12× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- John M. Oakey IIIWilliams MullenFirst linked Dec 2005 · Named in a filing · 17 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.56× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.05×
- Robert H. Craft Jr.Sullivan & CromwellFirst linked Aug 2000 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Robert E. Spicer Jr.Williams MullenFirst linked Dec 1994 · Named in SEC correspondence · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.16× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.08×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Lake Taylor Jr.McGuireWoods LLP | Mar 2025 | Named in SEC correspondence | 20 | 0.92 | 0.00 | 1.07 |
| David I. MeyersTroutman Sanders LLP | Feb 2018 | Named in a filing | 15 | 2.12 | 0.00 | 1.20 |
| John M. Oakey IIIWilliams Mullen | Dec 2005 | Named in a filing | 17 | 1.56 | 0.00 | 1.05 |
| Robert H. Craft Jr.Sullivan & Cromwell | Aug 2000 | Named in a filing | 5 | 1.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Robert E. Spicer Jr.Williams Mullen | Dec 1994 | Named in SEC correspondence | 11 | 1.16 | 0.00 | 2.08 |