ENRON CORP
CIK 1024401Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
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 Nov 2001
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- A filing mentions a formal order of investigationForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
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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.
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. | Oct 1996 | Named in a filing | 783 | 1.09 | 0.11 | 1.00 |
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.
- Michael P. FinchVinson & Elkins L.L.P.First linked Jul 1999 · Named in a filing · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.25× · Went dark 1.24× · 95% wipeout 0.90×
- Gary W. OrloffBracewell LLPFirst linked Apr 1998 · Named in a filing · 16 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.85× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.66×
- ROBERT S. BAIRDVinson & Elkins L.L.P.First linked Apr 1998 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.76× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- J. Mark MettsSidley AustinFirst linked Oct 1996 · Named in a filing · 22 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.40× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.74×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael P. FinchVinson & Elkins L.L.P. | Jul 1999 | Named in a filing | 10 | 2.25 | 1.24 | 0.90 |
| Gary W. OrloffBracewell LLP | Apr 1998 | Named in a filing | 16 | 0.85 | 0.00 | 0.66 |
| ROBERT S. BAIRDVinson & Elkins L.L.P. | Apr 1998 | Named in a filing | 6 | 2.76 | 0.00 | 1.11 |
| J. Mark MettsSidley Austin | Oct 1996 | Named in a filing | 22 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.74 |