WINK COMMUNICATIONS INC WINK (last ticker on record)
CIK 1062157Its 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 Apr 2001
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Feb 2000 to Oct 2001
- Law firms
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Shares down 95% from their high
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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.
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Jul 1999 | Named in a filing | 1,468 | 1.09 | 0.60 | 1.42 |
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.
- Jon C. AvinaCooley LLPFirst linked Dec 2001 · Named in a filing · 42 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.74× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.09×
- ARTHUR F. SCHNEIDERMANWilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Jun 1998 · Named in a filing · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.51× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 3.66×
- HERBERT P. FOCKLERWilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Jun 1998 · Named in a filing · 26 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.41× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.12×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon C. AvinaCooley LLP | Dec 2001 | Named in a filing | 42 | 0.74 | 0.00 | 1.09 |
| ARTHUR F. SCHNEIDERMANWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Jun 1998 | Named in a filing | 11 | 1.51 | 0.00 | 3.66 |
| HERBERT P. FOCKLERWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Jun 1998 | Named in a filing | 26 | 1.41 | 0.00 | 1.12 |