VARSITY GROUP INC VSTY (last ticker on record)
CIK 1069502Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 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
- 1
- Newest began Nov 2007
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Dec 2004 to Feb 2008
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- 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
- 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 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.
- Latham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Aug 2004 · Named in a filing · 2,667 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- HALE AND DORRFirst linked Oct 1999 · Named in a filing · 665 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- Greenberg TraurigFirst linked May 2006 · Text search only · 1,223 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.01× · Went dark 1.03× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Kaye ScholerFirst linked May 2006 · Text search only · 161 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.88× · Went dark 1.03× · 95% wipeout 1.00×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Aug 2004 | Named in a filing | 2,667 | 0.98 | 0.31 | 1.10 |
| HALE AND DORR | Oct 1999 | Named in a filing | 665 | 1.06 | 0.33 | 1.26 |
| Greenberg Traurig | May 2006 | Text search only | 1,223 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.10 |
| Kaye Scholer | May 2006 | Text search only | 161 | 0.88 | 1.03 | 1.00 |
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.
- Anthony J. RichmondLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Aug 2004 · Named in a filing · 29 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.99× · Went dark 0.77× · 95% wipeout 2.51×
- Brent B. SilerCooley LLPFirst linked Dec 1999 · Named in a filing · 51 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.40× · Went dark 0.57× · 95% wipeout 1.70×
- Andrew M. TuckerNelson MullinsFirst linked Oct 1999 · Named in a filing · 60 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.18×
- PAUL V. ROGERSCovington & BurlingFirst linked Oct 1999 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.14× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.29×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony J. RichmondLatham & Watkins LLP | Aug 2004 | Named in a filing | 29 | 0.99 | 0.77 | 2.51 |
| Brent B. SilerCooley LLP | Dec 1999 | Named in a filing | 51 | 0.40 | 0.57 | 1.70 |
| Andrew M. TuckerNelson Mullins | Oct 1999 | Named in a filing | 60 | 0.92 | 0.00 | 1.18 |
| PAUL V. ROGERSCovington & Burling | Oct 1999 | Named in a filing | 6 | 1.14 | 0.00 | 2.29 |