ALTIVA FINANCIAL CORP ATVA (last ticker on record)
CIK 1023334Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Went dark (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
- 1
- Newest began Dec 1999
- Largest fall in its shares
- 97%
- Dec 1997 to Jan 2000
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- 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.
- King & SpaldingFirst linked Dec 1998 · Named in a filing · 426 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.28× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 1.01×
- Greenberg TraurigFirst linked Sep 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,224 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.01× · Went dark 1.03× · 95% wipeout 1.12×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King & Spalding | Dec 1998 | Named in a filing | 426 | 1.28 | 0.35 | 1.01 |
| Greenberg Traurig | Sep 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,224 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.12 |
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.
- JOHN D. CAPERS JR.King & SpaldingFirst linked Dec 1998 · Named in a filing · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.56× · Went dark 2.37× · 95% wipeout 2.98×
- GARY EPSTEINGreenberg TraurigFirst linked Sep 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 25 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.87× · Went dark 0.63× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN D. CAPERS JR.King & Spalding | Dec 1998 | Named in a filing | 9 | 1.56 | 2.37 | 2.98 |
| GARY EPSTEINGreenberg Traurig | Sep 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 25 | 0.87 | 0.63 | 1.20 |