NGEN, INC. NGEN (last ticker on record)
CIK 1030339Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restructuring
- Restatement
- 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 May 2009
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Mar 2000 to Jul 2009
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 9
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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)
- 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)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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
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.
- Morgan LewisFirst linked Jul 2003 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,028 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Jun 2001 · Named in a filing · 1,468 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.60× · 95% wipeout 1.42×
- Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLPFirst linked Dec 1997 · Named in a filing · 117 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 1.45× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
- Kirkland & EllisFirst linked Aug 2001 · Text search only · 1,686 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.17× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Lewis | Jul 2003 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,028 | 1.18 | 0.31 | 1.02 |
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Jun 2001 | Named in a filing | 1,468 | 1.09 | 0.60 | 1.42 |
| Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP | Dec 1997 | Named in a filing | 117 | 0.92 | 1.45 | 1.16 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | Aug 2001 | Text search only | 1,686 | 0.98 | 0.17 | 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.
- Scott D. KarchmerMorgan LewisFirst linked Oct 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.74×
- Angela C. HiltMorgan LewisFirst linked Jan 2004 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 3.15× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.47×
- Richard A. SilfenDuane MorrisFirst linked Jul 2003 · Named in a filing · 25 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.45× · Went dark 0.93× · 95% wipeout 0.16×
- David J. SegreWilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Apr 1998 · Named in a filing · 55 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.33× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.60×
- John L. DonahuePillsbury Madison & Sutro LLPFirst linked Apr 1998 · Named in a filing · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.64× · Went dark 2.97× · 95% wipeout 1.70×
- Allison Leopold TilleyPillsbury WinthropFirst linked Dec 1997 · Named in a filing · 21 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.92×
- GEORGE A. GUCKERPillsbury Madison & Sutro LLPFirst linked Dec 1997 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.15× · Went dark 3.21× · 95% wipeout 3.41×
- THOMAS E. SPARKS JR.Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLPFirst linked Dec 1997 · Named in a filing · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.45× · Went dark 0.81× · 95% wipeout 1.52×
- WILLIAM A. HINESPillsbury Madison & Sutro LLPFirst linked Dec 1997 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.98×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott D. KarchmerMorgan Lewis | Oct 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.74 |
| Angela C. HiltMorgan Lewis | Jan 2004 | Named in a filing | 5 | 3.15 | 0.00 | 2.47 |
| Richard A. SilfenDuane Morris | Jul 2003 | Named in a filing | 25 | 1.45 | 0.93 | 0.16 |
| David J. SegreWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Apr 1998 | Named in a filing | 55 | 1.33 | 0.00 | 1.60 |
| John L. DonahuePillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP | Apr 1998 | Named in a filing | 13 | 1.64 | 2.97 | 1.70 |
| Allison Leopold TilleyPillsbury Winthrop | Dec 1997 | Named in a filing | 21 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.92 |
| GEORGE A. GUCKERPillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP | Dec 1997 | Named in a filing | 5 | 2.15 | 3.21 | 3.41 |
| THOMAS E. SPARKS JR.Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP | Dec 1997 | Named in a filing | 13 | 0.45 | 0.81 | 1.52 |
| WILLIAM A. HINESPillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP | Dec 1997 | Named in a filing | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.98 |