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- 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 Dec 2000
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Apr 1999 to Jul 2001
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- 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.
- Gottbetter & Partners, LLPFirst linked Jan 2001 · Named in a filing · 69 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.44× · Went dark 1.38× · 95% wipeout 1.01×
- Morse, Zelnick, Rose & Lander, LLPFirst linked Aug 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 56 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.85× · Went dark 0.52× · 95% wipeout 1.80×
- Barnes & ThornburgFirst linked Jun 2001 · Text search only · 167 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.07× · Went dark 0.70× · 95% wipeout 0.86×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gottbetter & Partners, LLP | Jan 2001 | Named in a filing | 69 | 1.44 | 1.38 | 1.01 |
| Morse, Zelnick, Rose & Lander, LLP | Aug 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 56 | 0.85 | 0.52 | 1.80 |
| Barnes & Thornburg | Jun 2001 | Text search only | 167 | 1.07 | 0.70 | 0.86 |
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.
- Adam S. GottbetterGottbetter & Partners, LLPFirst linked Jan 2001 · Named in a filing · 65 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.48× · Went dark 1.10× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
- James G. SmithTarter Krinsky & Drogin LLPFirst linked Jan 2001 · Named in a filing · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.73× · Went dark 1.18× · 95% wipeout 1.37×
- David C. ThomasRaice Paykin & Krieg LLPFirst linked Aug 2000 · Named in a filing · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.60× · Went dark 1.44× · 95% wipeout 0.70×
- Brian F. FaulknerFirst linked Jun 2001 · Text search only · 25 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.63× · Went dark 2.42× · 95% wipeout 0.42×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam S. GottbetterGottbetter & Partners, LLP | Jan 2001 | Named in a filing | 65 | 1.48 | 1.10 | 0.91 |
| James G. SmithTarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP | Jan 2001 | Named in a filing | 11 | 0.73 | 1.18 | 1.37 |
| David C. ThomasRaice Paykin & Krieg LLP | Aug 2000 | Named in a filing | 10 | 0.60 | 1.44 | 0.70 |
| Brian F. Faulkner | Jun 2001 | Text search only | 25 | 2.63 | 2.42 | 0.42 |