ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP UPLCQ (last ticker on record)
CIK 1022646Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 95% wipeout
- Bankruptcy
- Restructuring
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 May 2020
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- May 2017 to Aug 2019
- Law firms
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)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)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- 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)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)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)
- 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)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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.
- Kirkland & EllisFirst linked Apr 2017 · Named in a filing · 1,686 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.17× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- LACKOWICZ, SHIER & HOFFMANFirst linked Sep 2009 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 3.21× · Went dark 1.32× · 95% wipeout 2.22×
- Haynes and BooneFirst linked May 2002 · Named in SEC correspondence · 353 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.56× · 95% wipeout 0.84×
- Bennett JonesFirst linked Oct 2014 · Text search only · 121 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 0.16× · 95% wipeout 1.29×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Oct 2014 · Text search only · 2,649 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.13× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | Apr 2017 | Named in a filing | 1,686 | 0.98 | 0.17 | 0.87 |
| LACKOWICZ, SHIER & HOFFMAN | Sep 2009 | Named in a filing | 6 | 3.21 | 1.32 | 2.22 |
| Haynes and Boone | May 2002 | Named in SEC correspondence | 353 | 1.03 | 0.56 | 0.84 |
| Bennett Jones | Oct 2014 | Text search only | 121 | 1.27 | 0.16 | 1.29 |
| Shearman & Sterling | Oct 2014 | Text search only | 2,649 | 1.21 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
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.
- Matthew R. PaceyKirkland & EllisFirst linked Apr 2017 · Named in a filing · 72 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.48× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.14×
- William B. NelsonHaynes and BooneFirst linked Aug 2015 · Named in a filing · 37 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.74×
- Guy YoungHaynes and BooneFirst linked Aug 2014 · Named in SEC correspondence · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.63× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.74×
- George G. Young IIIHaynes and BooneFirst linked May 2002 · Named in a filing · 14 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.61× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.40×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew R. PaceyKirkland & Ellis | Apr 2017 | Named in a filing | 72 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 1.14 |
| William B. NelsonHaynes and Boone | Aug 2015 | Named in a filing | 37 | 1.27 | 0.00 | 0.74 |
| Guy YoungHaynes and Boone | Aug 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 5 | 1.63 | 0.00 | 1.74 |
| George G. Young IIIHaynes and Boone | May 2002 | Named in a filing | 14 | 1.61 | 0.00 | 1.40 |