CRITICAL PATH INC CPTH (last ticker on record)
CIK 1060801Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Dec 2005
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Jul 2003 to Sep 2007
- Law firms
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 8
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative proceedingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC enforcement releaseSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a formal order of investigationForm 10-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.
- Paul HastingsFirst linked Apr 2005 · Named in a filing · 768 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.72× · 95% wipeout 1.08×
- Pillsbury WinthropFirst linked Jun 2001 · Named in a filing · 516 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.82× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked May 1999 · Named in a filing · 1,468 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.60× · 95% wipeout 1.41×
- Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLPFirst linked Jan 1999 · Named in a filing · 117 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 1.45× · 95% wipeout 1.12×
- Dechert LLPFirst linked Feb 2008 · Text search only · 434 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.84× · Went dark 0.41× · 95% wipeout 0.96×
- Shaw PittmanFirst linked May 2006 · Text search only · 149 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.53× · 95% wipeout 1.04×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hastings | Apr 2005 | Named in a filing | 768 | 0.98 | 0.72 | 1.08 |
| Pillsbury Winthrop | Jun 2001 | Named in a filing | 516 | 1.13 | 0.82 | 1.24 |
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | May 1999 | Named in a filing | 1,468 | 1.09 | 0.60 | 1.41 |
| Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP | Jan 1999 | Named in a filing | 117 | 0.92 | 1.45 | 1.12 |
| Dechert LLP | Feb 2008 | Text search only | 434 | 0.84 | 0.41 | 0.96 |
| Shaw Pittman | May 2006 | Text search only | 149 | 0.98 | 0.53 | 1.04 |
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.
- GREGG F. VIGNOSPillsbury Madison & Sutro LLPFirst linked Dec 2003 · Named in a filing · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.19×
- ALAN K. AUSTINWilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked May 1999 · Named in a filing · 19 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.33× · Went dark 1.20× · 95% wipeout 2.58×
- James C. CreighHusch BlackwellFirst linked May 1999 · Named in a filing · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.94× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.75×
- Mark L. ReinstraWilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked May 1999 · Named in a filing · 24 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.10× · Went dark 0.83× · 95% wipeout 2.62×
- James J. MasettiPillsbury WinthropFirst linked Jan 1999 · Named in a filing · 22 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.13×
- Jorge del CalvoPillsbury WinthropFirst linked Jan 1999 · Named in a filing · 42 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.33× · Went dark 0.57× · 95% wipeout 1.73×
- Stanley F. PiersonPillsbury WinthropFirst linked Jan 1999 · Named in a filing · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.66× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.95×
- Adam M. FoxDechert LLPFirst linked Dec 2006 · Text search only · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.57× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREGG F. VIGNOSPillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP | Dec 2003 | Named in a filing | 8 | 1.27 | 0.00 | 1.19 |
| ALAN K. AUSTINWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | May 1999 | Named in a filing | 19 | 1.33 | 1.20 | 2.58 |
| James C. CreighHusch Blackwell | May 1999 | Named in a filing | 10 | 1.94 | 0.00 | 1.75 |
| Mark L. ReinstraWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | May 1999 | Named in a filing | 24 | 1.10 | 0.83 | 2.62 |
| James J. MasettiPillsbury Winthrop | Jan 1999 | Named in a filing | 22 | 1.17 | 0.00 | 2.13 |
| Jorge del CalvoPillsbury Winthrop | Jan 1999 | Named in a filing | 42 | 1.33 | 0.57 | 1.73 |
| Stanley F. PiersonPillsbury Winthrop | Jan 1999 | Named in a filing | 11 | 1.66 | 0.00 | 1.95 |
| Adam M. FoxDechert LLP | Dec 2006 | Text search only | 10 | 0.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 |