BLACKBERRY Ltd BB (last ticker on record)
CIK 1070235Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- 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 Jul 2012
- Largest fall in its shares
- 95%
- Jun 2008 to Dec 2013
- Law firms
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Shares down 95% from their high
- SEC enforcement releaseSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 6-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.
- Morrison & FoersterFirst linked Aug 2017 · Named in SEC correspondence · 825 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.55× · 95% wipeout 1.15×
- Morgan LewisFirst linked Jul 2014 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,028 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Torys LLPFirst linked Jun 2013 · Named in SEC correspondence · 170 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.22× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 0.94×
- Bennett JonesFirst linked Jun 2010 · Named in SEC correspondence · 121 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 0.16× · 95% wipeout 1.29×
- Wildeboer DellelceFirst linked Apr 2008 · Named in a filing · 20 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- Blake Cassels & GraydonFirst linked Jan 2004 · Named in a filing · 227 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.73× · Went dark 0.49× · 95% wipeout 0.80×
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Jan 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 2,607 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrison & Foerster | Aug 2017 | Named in SEC correspondence | 825 | 1.17 | 0.55 | 1.15 |
| Morgan Lewis | Jul 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,028 | 1.18 | 0.31 | 1.02 |
| Torys LLP | Jun 2013 | Named in SEC correspondence | 170 | 1.22 | 0.44 | 0.94 |
| Bennett Jones | Jun 2010 | Named in SEC correspondence | 121 | 1.27 | 0.16 | 1.29 |
| Wildeboer Dellelce | Apr 2008 | Named in a filing | 20 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 |
| Blake Cassels & Graydon | Jan 2004 | Named in a filing | 227 | 0.73 | 0.49 | 0.80 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Jan 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 2,607 | 1.15 | 0.19 | 0.85 |
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.
- Scott LesmesMorrison & FoersterFirst linked Aug 2017 · Named in SEC correspondence · 19 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.29× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.88×
- David W. PollakMorgan LewisFirst linked Jul 2014 · Named in SEC correspondence · 25 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.33× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.55×
- Riccardo LeofantiSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Apr 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 25 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
- Christopher W. MorganSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Jan 2004 · Named in a filing · 26 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.34× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.52×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott LesmesMorrison & Foerster | Aug 2017 | Named in SEC correspondence | 19 | 2.29 | 0.00 | 0.88 |
| David W. PollakMorgan Lewis | Jul 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 25 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 1.55 |
| Riccardo LeofantiSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Apr 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.16 |
| Christopher W. MorganSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Jan 2004 | Named in a filing | 26 | 1.34 | 0.00 | 1.52 |