SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC SAH (last ticker on record)
CIK 1043509Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Restatement
- 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
- 3
- Newest began Jun 2023
- Largest fall in its shares
- 96%
- Feb 2007 to Mar 2009
- Law firms
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
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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.
- Dykema GossettFirst linked Apr 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 115 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.95× · Went dark 0.23× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Fried FrankFirst linked Dec 2001 · Named in SEC correspondence · 540 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.33× · Went dark 0.24× · 95% wipeout 0.94×
- Moore & Van AllenFirst linked Dec 2001 · Named in SEC correspondence · 131 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.66× · Went dark 0.17× · 95% wipeout 0.90×
- Parker Poe Adams & BernsteinFirst linked Aug 1997 · Named in a filing · 45 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.53× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & GarrisonFirst linked Jun 2009 · Text search only · 826 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.02× · Went dark 0.18× · 95% wipeout 0.83×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Dec 2001 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dykema Gossett | Apr 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 115 | 0.95 | 0.23 | 0.87 |
| Fried Frank | Dec 2001 | Named in SEC correspondence | 540 | 1.33 | 0.24 | 0.94 |
| Moore & Van Allen | Dec 2001 | Named in SEC correspondence | 131 | 0.66 | 0.17 | 0.90 |
| Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein | Aug 1997 | Named in a filing | 45 | 1.03 | 0.53 | 0.87 |
| Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison | Jun 2009 | Text search only | 826 | 1.02 | 0.18 | 0.83 |
| Shearman & Sterling | Dec 2001 | 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.
- James R. WycheMoore & Van AllenFirst linked May 2015 · Named in a filing · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Andrew B. BarkanFried FrankFirst linked Jun 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 24 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.72× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.58×
- Thomas H. O Donnell Jr.Moore & Van AllenFirst linked Dec 2002 · Named in SEC correspondence · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.07× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.23×
- Brian T. AtkinsonMoore & Van AllenFirst linked Dec 2001 · Named in a filing · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.28×
- Stuart H. GelfondFried FrankFirst linked Dec 2001 · Named in SEC correspondence · 50 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.01×
- Gary C. IveyParker Poe Adams & BernsteinFirst linked Aug 1997 · Named in a filing · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.47× · Went dark 2.06× · 95% wipeout 0.62×
- Robert B. MurphyPepper HamiltonFirst linked Oct 2012 · Text search only · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.80× · Went dark 4.05× · 95% wipeout 0.75×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James R. WycheMoore & Van Allen | May 2015 | Named in a filing | 7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Andrew B. BarkanFried Frank | Jun 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 24 | 0.72 | 0.00 | 1.58 |
| Thomas H. O Donnell Jr.Moore & Van Allen | Dec 2002 | Named in SEC correspondence | 9 | 1.07 | 0.00 | 1.23 |
| Brian T. AtkinsonMoore & Van Allen | Dec 2001 | Named in a filing | 8 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 1.28 |
| Stuart H. GelfondFried Frank | Dec 2001 | Named in SEC correspondence | 50 | 1.09 | 0.00 | 1.01 |
| Gary C. IveyParker Poe Adams & Bernstein | Aug 1997 | Named in a filing | 12 | 0.47 | 2.06 | 0.62 |
| Robert B. MurphyPepper Hamilton | Oct 2012 | Text search only | 18 | 1.80 | 4.05 | 0.75 |