PENWEST PHARMACEUTICALS CO PPCO (last ticker on record)
CIK 1047188Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- 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
- 1
- Newest began Oct 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Jul 2003 to Nov 2008
- Law firms
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 6
- 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)
- 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.
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Sep 2010 · Named in SEC correspondence · 2,607 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
- Cooley LLPFirst linked Apr 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,634 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.71× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
- WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Jul 2001 · Named in SEC correspondence · 662 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.14× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- Perkins CoieFirst linked Mar 2000 · Named in a filing · 511 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.93× · Went dark 0.27× · 95% wipeout 0.98×
- HALE AND DORRFirst linked Oct 1997 · Named in a filing · 665 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Sep 2010 | Named in SEC correspondence | 2,607 | 1.15 | 0.19 | 0.85 |
| Cooley LLP | Apr 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,634 | 0.71 | 0.44 | 1.24 |
| WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Jul 2001 | Named in SEC correspondence | 662 | 1.14 | 0.33 | 1.26 |
| Perkins Coie | Mar 2000 | Named in a filing | 511 | 0.93 | 0.27 | 0.98 |
| HALE AND DORR | Oct 1997 | Named in a filing | 665 | 1.06 | 0.33 | 1.26 |
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.
- Eileen T. NugentSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Oct 2010 · Named in a filing · 19 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.48× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.35×
- Michael J. LaCasciaWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Aug 2010 · Named in a filing · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.42× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- Ann Beth StebbinsSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Aug 2010 · Named in SEC correspondence · 14 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.25× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Ethan E. ChristensenCooley LLPFirst linked Jan 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.62×
- Stuart M. FalberWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Mar 2000 · Named in SEC correspondence · 32 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.05× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.27×
- Steven D. SingerWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Oct 1997 · Named in a filing · 42 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.37× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.27×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eileen T. NugentSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Oct 2010 | Named in a filing | 19 | 1.48 | 0.00 | 0.35 |
| Michael J. LaCasciaWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Aug 2010 | Named in a filing | 13 | 0.42 | 0.00 | 1.26 |
| Ann Beth StebbinsSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Aug 2010 | Named in SEC correspondence | 14 | 1.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ethan E. ChristensenCooley LLP | Jan 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.62 |
| Stuart M. FalberWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Mar 2000 | Named in SEC correspondence | 32 | 1.05 | 0.00 | 1.27 |
| Steven D. SingerWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Oct 1997 | Named in a filing | 42 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 1.27 |