CHINA VALVES TECHNOLOGY, INC CVVT (last ticker on record)
CIK 1080360Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 95% wipeout
- Went dark (not a red flag)
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
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
- 3
- Newest began Feb 2016
- Largest fall in its shares
- 97%
- Nov 2008 to Oct 2012
- Law firms
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 8
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions an SEC subpoenaForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K/A (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)
- 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/A (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- SEC enforcement releaseSEC release (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.
- Lewis and RocaFirst linked Jan 2011 · Named in a filing · 46 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.25× · Went dark 1.60× · 95% wipeout 1.33×
- Holland & HartFirst linked Jan 2009 · Named in a filing · 240 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.82× · Went dark 0.92× · 95% wipeout 0.86×
- Pillsbury WinthropFirst linked Nov 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 516 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.82× · 95% wipeout 1.27×
- Thelen LLPFirst linked Oct 2008 · Named in a filing · 22 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.16× · Went dark 2.33× · 95% wipeout 1.31×
- Siegel, Lipman, Dunay, Shepard & Miskel, LLPFirst linked Aug 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 3.37× · Went dark 1.59× · 95% wipeout 3.24×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis and Roca | Jan 2011 | Named in a filing | 46 | 1.25 | 1.60 | 1.33 |
| Holland & Hart | Jan 2009 | Named in a filing | 240 | 0.82 | 0.92 | 0.86 |
| Pillsbury Winthrop | Nov 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 516 | 1.13 | 0.82 | 1.27 |
| Thelen LLP | Oct 2008 | Named in a filing | 22 | 1.16 | 2.33 | 1.31 |
| Siegel, Lipman, Dunay, Shepard & Miskel, LLP | Aug 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 5 | 3.37 | 1.59 | 3.24 |
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.
- M. Ali PanjwaniPryor CashmanFirst linked Aug 2011 · Named in SEC correspondence · 80 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.02× · Went dark 2.24× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
- Fang LiuVCL Law LLPFirst linked Apr 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 49 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.08× · Went dark 2.52× · 95% wipeout 1.31×
- Joseph R. TianoPillsbury WinthropFirst linked Oct 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 27 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.79× · Went dark 3.08× · 95% wipeout 1.14×
- Louis A. BevilacquaBevilacqua PLLCFirst linked Oct 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 103 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 1.97× · 95% wipeout 1.30×
- Thomas M. ShoesmithPillsbury WinthropFirst linked Oct 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 23 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.08× · Went dark 2.68× · 95% wipeout 1.41×
- Jonathan L. ShepardSiegel, Lipman, Dunay, Shepard & Miskel, LLPFirst linked Aug 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.21× · Went dark 1.86× · 95% wipeout 1.15×
- Michael J. MorrisonFirst linked Dec 1999 · Named in a filing · 54 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.51× · Went dark 1.78× · 95% wipeout 0.64×
- Mark A. RobertsonFirst linked Nov 2001 · Text search only · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.66× · Went dark 1.09× · 95% wipeout 0.90×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Ali PanjwaniPryor Cashman | Aug 2011 | Named in SEC correspondence | 80 | 2.02 | 2.24 | 1.25 |
| Fang LiuVCL Law LLP | Apr 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 49 | 1.08 | 2.52 | 1.31 |
| Joseph R. TianoPillsbury Winthrop | Oct 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 27 | 0.79 | 3.08 | 1.14 |
| Louis A. BevilacquaBevilacqua PLLC | Oct 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 103 | 0.92 | 1.97 | 1.30 |
| Thomas M. ShoesmithPillsbury Winthrop | Oct 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 23 | 1.08 | 2.68 | 1.41 |
| Jonathan L. ShepardSiegel, Lipman, Dunay, Shepard & Miskel, LLP | Aug 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 8 | 2.21 | 1.86 | 1.15 |
| Michael J. Morrison | Dec 1999 | Named in a filing | 54 | 1.51 | 1.78 | 0.64 |
| Mark A. Robertson | Nov 2001 | Text search only | 10 | 1.66 | 1.09 | 0.90 |