Golden Queen Mining Consolidated Ltd. GQM (last ticker on record)
CIK 1025362Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Nov 2017
- Largest fall in its shares
- 96%
- Apr 2011 to Feb 2018
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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)
- 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.
- Dorsey & Whitney LLPFirst linked Jul 2014 · Named in SEC correspondence · 630 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.83× · Went dark 0.73× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
- Morton Law LLP.First linked Feb 2013 · Named in SEC correspondence · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.78×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Jul 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 630 | 0.83 | 0.73 | 1.16 |
| Morton Law LLP. | Feb 2013 | Named in SEC correspondence | 10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.78 |
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.
- Jason K. BrenkertDorsey & Whitney LLPFirst linked Aug 2014 · Named in SEC correspondence · 35 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.29× · Went dark 0.84× · 95% wipeout 1.08×
- Kenneth G. SamDorsey & Whitney LLPFirst linked Jul 2014 · Named in SEC correspondence · 45 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.35× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 1.27×
- Edward L. MayerhoferMorton Law LLP.First linked Dec 2002 · Named in SEC correspondence · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 1.71× · 95% wipeout 0.68×
- Carl E. DefilippiFirst linked May 2016 · Text search only · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.70×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason K. BrenkertDorsey & Whitney LLP | Aug 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 35 | 0.29 | 0.84 | 1.08 |
| Kenneth G. SamDorsey & Whitney LLP | Jul 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 45 | 0.35 | 0.44 | 1.27 |
| Edward L. MayerhoferMorton Law LLP. | Dec 2002 | Named in SEC correspondence | 9 | 0.00 | 1.71 | 0.68 |
| Carl E. Defilippi | May 2016 | Text search only | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 |