MARKETING SPECIALISTS CORP MKSP (last ticker on record)
CIK 1062184Its 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 Nov 2000
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Jan 1999 to Dec 2000
- Law firms
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwin Procter | May 1998 | Named in a filing | 1,221 | 0.79 | 0.31 | 1.17 |
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.
- Robert Evans IIIShearman & SterlingFirst linked Dec 1998 · Named in a filing · 25 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.91× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.32×
- Stuart M. CableGoodwin ProcterFirst linked May 1998 · Named in a filing · 59 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.66× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.09×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Evans IIIShearman & Sterling | Dec 1998 | Named in a filing | 25 | 0.91 | 0.00 | 1.32 |
| Stuart M. CableGoodwin Procter | May 1998 | Named in a filing | 59 | 0.66 | 0.00 | 1.09 |