SUPERIOR BANCORP SUPR (last ticker on record)
CIK 1065298Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Bankruptcy
- Restructuring
- Went dark (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
- 4
- Newest began Apr 2011
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Sep 2006 to May 2011
- Law firms
- 11
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-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.
- Balch & BinghamFirst linked Jul 2006 · Named in a filing · 42 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.59× · Went dark 0.55× · 95% wipeout 1.12×
- Burr & FormanFirst linked Nov 1998 · Named in a filing · 45 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.45× · 95% wipeout 0.80×
- HASKELL SLAUGHTER & YOUNGFirst linked Jul 1998 · Named in SEC correspondence · 25 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.97× · Went dark 1.85× · 95% wipeout 0.63×
- Alston & BirdFirst linked Aug 2006 · Text search only · 583 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.99× · Went dark 0.39× · 95% wipeout 0.79×
- Jackson & Campbell, P.C.First linked Aug 2006 · Text search only · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.71× · Went dark 2.45× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
- Jones DayFirst linked Aug 2006 · Text search only · 686 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.25× · Went dark 0.54× · 95% wipeout 1.12×
- Powell GoldsteinFirst linked Aug 2006 · Text search only · 196 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.71× · Went dark 0.48× · 95% wipeout 0.65×
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonFirst linked Sep 2001 · Text search only · 741 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.12× · 95% wipeout 0.76×
- Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.First linked Sep 2001 · Text search only · 995 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.46× · Went dark 0.37× · 95% wipeout 0.80×
- [Thacher Proffitt LLP Letterhead]First linked Sep 2001 · Text search only · 197 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.73× · Went dark 0.10× · 95% wipeout 0.61×
- White & CaseFirst linked Sep 2001 · Text search only · 907 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.04× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balch & Bingham | Jul 2006 | Named in a filing | 42 | 1.59 | 0.55 | 1.12 |
| Burr & Forman | Nov 1998 | Named in a filing | 45 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 0.80 |
| HASKELL SLAUGHTER & YOUNG | Jul 1998 | Named in SEC correspondence | 25 | 0.97 | 1.85 | 0.63 |
| Alston & Bird | Aug 2006 | Text search only | 583 | 0.99 | 0.39 | 0.79 |
| Jackson & Campbell, P.C. | Aug 2006 | Text search only | 11 | 2.71 | 2.45 | 0.91 |
| Jones Day | Aug 2006 | Text search only | 686 | 1.25 | 0.54 | 1.12 |
| Powell Goldstein | Aug 2006 | Text search only | 196 | 0.71 | 0.48 | 0.65 |
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | Sep 2001 | Text search only | 741 | 1.31 | 0.12 | 0.76 |
| Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. | Sep 2001 | Text search only | 995 | 1.46 | 0.37 | 0.80 |
| [Thacher Proffitt LLP Letterhead] | Sep 2001 | Text search only | 197 | 0.73 | 0.10 | 0.61 |
| White & Case | Sep 2001 | 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.
- WILLIAM W. HORTONHASKELL SLAUGHTER & YOUNGFirst linked Feb 2006 · Named in a filing · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.95× · Went dark 2.63× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
- Donald T. LockeHASKELL SLAUGHTER & YOUNGFirst linked Jul 1998 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.87× · Went dark 6.10× · 95% wipeout 3.88×
- KENNETH L. BACHMANCleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonFirst linked Sep 2001 · Text search only · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.42× · Went dark 3.54× · 95% wipeout 2.73×
- Robert C. Azarow[Thacher Proffitt LLP Letterhead]First linked Sep 2001 · Text search only · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 2.88× · 95% wipeout 1.45×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM W. HORTONHASKELL SLAUGHTER & YOUNG | Feb 2006 | Named in a filing | 7 | 0.95 | 2.63 | 1.25 |
| Donald T. LockeHASKELL SLAUGHTER & YOUNG | Jul 1998 | Named in a filing | 5 | 2.87 | 6.10 | 3.88 |
| KENNETH L. BACHMANCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | Sep 2001 | Text search only | 9 | 2.42 | 3.54 | 2.73 |
| Robert C. Azarow[Thacher Proffitt LLP Letterhead] | Sep 2001 | Text search only | 15 | 1.06 | 2.88 | 1.45 |