VERTICALNET INC VERT (last ticker on record)
CIK 1043946Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Restructuring
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
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 Jul 2006
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Jan 2004 to Nov 2007
- Law firms
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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.
- Greenberg TraurigFirst linked Jan 2008 · Named in a filing · 1,223 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.01× · Went dark 1.03× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Cooley LLPFirst linked Nov 2000 · Named in a filing · 1,634 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.71× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
- Morgan LewisFirst linked Nov 1998 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,028 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Hogan & HartsonFirst linked Sep 2004 · Text search only · 390 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.30× · 95% wipeout 1.18×
- Thelen Reid & PriestFirst linked Sep 2004 · Text search only · 124 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 1.16× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- Feldman WeinsteinFirst linked Feb 2004 · Text search only · 278 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 1.17× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- Grushko & MittmanFirst linked Sep 2003 · Text search only · 103 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.19× · Went dark 2.53× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenberg Traurig | Jan 2008 | Named in a filing | 1,223 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.10 |
| Cooley LLP | Nov 2000 | Named in a filing | 1,634 | 0.71 | 0.44 | 1.24 |
| Morgan Lewis | Nov 1998 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,028 | 1.18 | 0.31 | 1.02 |
| Hogan & Hartson | Sep 2004 | Text search only | 390 | 1.03 | 0.30 | 1.18 |
| Thelen Reid & Priest | Sep 2004 | Text search only | 124 | 0.98 | 1.16 | 1.20 |
| Feldman Weinstein | Feb 2004 | Text search only | 278 | 0.92 | 1.17 | 1.20 |
| Grushko & Mittman | Sep 2003 | Text search only | 103 | 1.19 | 2.53 | 1.25 |
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.
- Daniel P. RaglanCadwalader Wickersham & TaftFirst linked Jan 2008 · Named in a filing · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.88× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.73×
- James H. CarrollFirst linked Nov 2000 · Named in a filing · 22 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.37× · Went dark 1.42× · 95% wipeout 1.84×
- James W. McKenzie Jr.Morgan LewisFirst linked Nov 1998 · Named in SEC correspondence · 35 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.71× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.70×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel P. RaglanCadwalader Wickersham & Taft | Jan 2008 | Named in a filing | 11 | 0.88 | 0.00 | 0.73 |
| James H. Carroll | Nov 2000 | Named in a filing | 22 | 0.37 | 1.42 | 1.84 |
| James W. McKenzie Jr.Morgan Lewis | Nov 1998 | Named in SEC correspondence | 35 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 2.70 |