PharmaNet Development Group Inc PDGI (last ticker on record)
CIK 1089542Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- 95% wipeout
- Restructuring
- 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
- 4
- Newest began Mar 2009
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Jan 2008 to Dec 2008
- Law firms
- 12
- 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)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- A filing mentions an SEC subpoenaForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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)
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.
- Morgan LewisFirst linked Aug 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,028 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Harris Cramer LLPFirst linked Jan 2005 · Named in a filing · 16 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.02× · Went dark 1.52× · 95% wipeout 2.96×
- Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.First linked Nov 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 41 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.78× · Went dark 1.52× · 95% wipeout 1.05×
- Steel Hector & DavisFirst linked Sep 2003 · Named in a filing · 26 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.36× · Went dark 0.58× · 95% wipeout 1.17×
- Michael HarrisFirst linked Aug 1999 · Named in a filing · 25 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.65× · Went dark 1.05× · 95% wipeout 1.47×
- Baker & McKenzieFirst linked Nov 2008 · Text search only · 587 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.07× · Went dark 0.72× · 95% wipeout 1.00×
- Taylor WessingFirst linked Mar 2005 · Text search only · 36 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.60× · Went dark 1.72× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Brown & WoodFirst linked Oct 2003 · Text search only · 299 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.53× · Went dark 0.47× · 95% wipeout 0.58×
- Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLPFirst linked Oct 2003 · Text search only · 155 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.19× · Went dark 0.16× · 95% wipeout 0.77×
- Sidley AustinFirst linked Oct 2003 · Text search only · 1,210 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.30× · Went dark 0.14× · 95% wipeout 0.93×
- Dewey BallantineFirst linked Sep 2003 · Text search only · 228 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.03× · Went dark 0.29× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Stroock & Stroock & LavanFirst linked Nov 2001 · Text search only · 178 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.78× · 95% wipeout 0.96×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Lewis | Aug 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,028 | 1.18 | 0.31 | 1.02 |
| Harris Cramer LLP | Jan 2005 | Named in a filing | 16 | 1.02 | 1.52 | 2.96 |
| Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A. | Nov 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 41 | 1.78 | 1.52 | 1.05 |
| Steel Hector & Davis | Sep 2003 | Named in a filing | 26 | 1.36 | 0.58 | 1.17 |
| Michael Harris | Aug 1999 | Named in a filing | 25 | 1.65 | 1.05 | 1.47 |
| Baker & McKenzie | Nov 2008 | Text search only | 587 | 1.07 | 0.72 | 1.00 |
| Taylor Wessing | Mar 2005 | Text search only | 36 | 0.60 | 1.72 | 1.10 |
| Brown & Wood | Oct 2003 | Text search only | 299 | 1.53 | 0.47 | 0.58 |
| Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP | Oct 2003 | Text search only | 155 | 1.19 | 0.16 | 0.77 |
| Sidley Austin | Oct 2003 | Text search only | 1,210 | 1.30 | 0.14 | 0.93 |
| Dewey Ballantine | Sep 2003 | Text search only | 228 | 2.03 | 0.29 | 0.87 |
| Stroock & Stroock & Lavan | Nov 2001 | Text search only | 178 | 0.98 | 0.78 | 0.96 |
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.
- Emilio RagosaMorgan LewisFirst linked Aug 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.12×
- Alison W. MillerStearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.First linked Nov 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.18× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.56×
- David M. SeiferStearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.First linked Nov 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.56× · Went dark 1.44× · 95% wipeout 1.96×
- Michael D. HarrisNason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris & Fumero, P.A.First linked Jul 2000 · Named in a filing · 37 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.44× · Went dark 1.26× · 95% wipeout 1.85×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emilio RagosaMorgan Lewis | Aug 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.12 |
| Alison W. MillerStearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A. | Nov 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 10 | 2.18 | 0.00 | 2.56 |
| David M. SeiferStearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A. | Nov 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 7 | 2.56 | 1.44 | 1.96 |
| Michael D. HarrisNason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris & Fumero, P.A. | Jul 2000 | Named in a filing | 37 | 1.44 | 1.26 | 1.85 |