COMPTON PETROLEUM CORP CMZPF (last ticker on record)
CIK 1043572Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 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
- 1
- Newest began Nov 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Jan 2006 to Jun 2012
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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.
- Stikeman ElliottFirst linked Sep 2009 · Named in a filing · 225 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.08× · Went dark 0.11× · 95% wipeout 1.06×
- Fraser Milner CasgrainFirst linked Jul 2002 · Named in a filing · 66 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.18× · 95% wipeout 0.72×
- Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & GarrisonFirst linked Jul 2002 · Named in a filing · 826 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.02× · Went dark 0.18× · 95% wipeout 0.83×
- Burnet Duckworth & PalmerFirst linked Jul 2002 · Text search only · 39 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.59× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.56×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stikeman Elliott | Sep 2009 | Named in a filing | 225 | 1.08 | 0.11 | 1.06 |
| Fraser Milner Casgrain | Jul 2002 | Named in a filing | 66 | 0.98 | 0.18 | 0.72 |
| Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison | Jul 2002 | Named in a filing | 826 | 1.02 | 0.18 | 0.83 |
| Burnet Duckworth & Palmer | Jul 2002 | Text search only | 39 | 0.59 | 0.00 | 1.56 |
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.
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew J. FoleyPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison | Jul 2002 | Named in a filing | 33 | 0.46 | 0.78 | 0.84 |