LABRANCHE & CO INC LAB (last ticker on record)
CIK 1089044Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (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
- 2
- Newest began Dec 2009
- Largest fall in its shares
- 95%
- Feb 2001 to Dec 2009
- Law firms
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- SEC administrative actionSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative proceedingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative actionSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative proceedingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a Wells noticeForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a formal order of investigationForm 10-Q (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.
- Willkie FarrFirst linked May 2011 · Named in a filing · 539 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.23× · Went dark 0.40× · 95% wipeout 0.84×
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked Jan 2010 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,051 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.27× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
- Fulbright & JaworskiFirst linked Jun 1999 · Named in a filing · 359 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.10× · Went dark 0.75× · 95% wipeout 1.35×
- Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.First linked Feb 2002 · Text search only · 995 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.46× · Went dark 0.37× · 95% wipeout 0.80×
- Dewey BallantineFirst linked Jan 2002 · Text search only · 228 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.03× · Went dark 0.29× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Clifford Chance US LLPFirst linked Feb 2001 · Text search only · 260 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 0.41× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
- ROGERS & WELLSFirst linked Feb 2001 · Text search only · 69 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.05× · Went dark 0.34× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willkie Farr | May 2011 | Named in a filing | 539 | 1.23 | 0.40 | 0.84 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Jan 2010 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,051 | 1.31 | 0.27 | 0.91 |
| Fulbright & Jaworski | Jun 1999 | Named in a filing | 359 | 1.10 | 0.75 | 1.35 |
| Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. | Feb 2002 | Text search only | 995 | 1.46 | 0.37 | 0.80 |
| Dewey Ballantine | Jan 2002 | Text search only | 228 | 2.03 | 0.29 | 0.87 |
| Clifford Chance US LLP | Feb 2001 | Text search only | 260 | 0.92 | 0.41 | 0.85 |
| ROGERS & WELLS | Feb 2001 | Text search only | 69 | 1.05 | 0.34 | 1.25 |
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.
- Laura L. DelanoyWillkie FarrFirst linked Jul 2011 · Named in a filing · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 3.18× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.38×
- Michael J. AielloWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked Jan 2010 · Named in SEC correspondence · 107 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.23× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.75×
- Steven I. SuzzanFulbright & JaworskiFirst linked Feb 2001 · Named in a filing · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.68× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.76×
- Warren J. NimetzFulbright & JaworskiFirst linked Jun 1999 · Named in a filing · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.67× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
- Raymond B. CheckCleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonFirst linked Feb 2002 · Text search only · 17 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 3.10× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.76×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura L. DelanoyWillkie Farr | Jul 2011 | Named in a filing | 18 | 3.18 | 0.00 | 1.38 |
| Michael J. AielloWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Jan 2010 | Named in SEC correspondence | 107 | 1.23 | 0.00 | 0.75 |
| Steven I. SuzzanFulbright & Jaworski | Feb 2001 | Named in a filing | 12 | 1.68 | 0.00 | 1.76 |
| Warren J. NimetzFulbright & Jaworski | Jun 1999 | Named in a filing | 13 | 2.67 | 0.00 | 1.24 |
| Raymond B. CheckCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | Feb 2002 | Text search only | 17 | 3.10 | 0.00 | 0.76 |