CENTRAL EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION CORP CEDC (last ticker on record)

CIK 1046880Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

Restatement
Delisting notice (not a red flag)
SEC/DOJ scrutiny
Restructuring
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 Apr 2013
Largest fall in its shares: —; None of 95% on record
Law firms: 8; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 7; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Jun 11, 2013Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
May 9, 2013Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Apr 11, 2013Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Apr 9, 2013Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Apr 8, 2013Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Apr 8, 2013Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 22, 2013Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 19, 2013Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jan 7, 2013Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Nov 16, 2012Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Nov 13, 2012Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Oct 5, 2012A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-Q/A (opens in a new tab)
Aug 14, 2012Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jun 4, 2012Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Dec 10, 2009Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Dec 8, 2009Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)

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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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Apr 2012	Named in SEC correspondence	2,607	1.15	0.19	0.85
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP	Mar 2008	Named in a filing	126	1.60	0.00	0.15
Dewey Ballantine	Nov 2005	Named in SEC correspondence	228	2.03	0.29	0.87
Dickstein Shapiro	Oct 2005	Named in a filing	41	1.05	0.00	1.11
Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman	Apr 2003	Named in a filing	34	1.00	1.47	1.85
Hogan & Hartson	Dec 1997	Named in a filing	390	1.03	0.30	1.18
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft	Mar 2013	Text search only	305	1.14	0.24	0.95
White & Case	Mar 2013	Text search only	907	1.04	0.33	0.91

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.

Lawyers linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
James A. McDonaldSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Feb 2013	Named in SEC correspondence	15	0.00	0.00	0.00
Scott V. SimpsonSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Apr 2012	Named in SEC correspondence	12	1.25	0.00	0.00
Christopher P. PetersonArnold & Porter	Mar 2008	Named in a filing	10	2.29	0.00	1.69
Frank R. AdamsWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	Nov 2005	Named in SEC correspondence	19	1.75	1.41	1.00
Joseph G. Connolly Jr.Hogan & Hartson	Dec 1997	Named in a filing	28	0.93	0.00	1.89
Steven E. BallewHogan & Hartson	Dec 1997	Named in a filing	5	1.24	0.00	0.00
Gregory PryorWhite & Case	Mar 2013	Text search only	17	1.59	0.00	0.92