EDGE PETROLEUM CORP EPEX (last ticker on record)
CIK 1021010Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- 95% wipeout
- Restructuring
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Bankruptcy
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
- 4
- Newest began Oct 2009
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Jan 2006 to Dec 2009
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)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)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- 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.
- Akin GumpFirst linked Dec 2009 · Named in a filing · 582 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 0.52× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
- Baker Botts L.L.P.First linked Dec 1996 · Named in a filing · 495 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.32× · Went dark 0.09× · 95% wipeout 1.03×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akin Gump | Dec 2009 | Named in a filing | 582 | 1.24 | 0.52 | 1.25 |
| Baker Botts L.L.P. | Dec 1996 | Named in a filing | 495 | 1.32 | 0.09 | 1.03 |
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.
- David P. ElderAkin GumpFirst linked Dec 2009 · Named in a filing · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.98×
- MARK EARLYVinson & Elkins L.L.P.First linked Jun 2003 · Named in a filing · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.99× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.07×
- Gene J. OshmanBaker Botts L.L.P.First linked Dec 1996 · Named in a filing · 16 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.39×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David P. ElderAkin Gump | Dec 2009 | Named in a filing | 9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.98 |
| MARK EARLYVinson & Elkins L.L.P. | Jun 2003 | Named in a filing | 8 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 1.07 |
| Gene J. OshmanBaker Botts L.L.P. | Dec 1996 | Named in a filing | 16 | 1.31 | 0.00 | 1.39 |