VISUAL SCIENCES, INC. VSCN (last ticker on record)
CIK 1091158Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restructuring
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 Feb 2007
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 8
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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 (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 May 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 2,667 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- DLA PiperFirst linked Apr 2000 · Named in a filing · 1,184 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.45× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- Arnold & PorterFirst linked Mar 2007 · Text search only · 254 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.11× · 95% wipeout 0.84×
- Baker & McKenzieFirst linked May 2004 · Text search only · 587 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.07× · Went dark 0.72× · 95% wipeout 1.00×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latham & Watkins LLP | May 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 2,667 | 0.98 | 0.31 | 1.10 |
| DLA Piper | Apr 2000 | Named in a filing | 1,184 | 1.00 | 0.45 | 1.20 |
| Arnold & Porter | Mar 2007 | Text search only | 254 | 1.03 | 0.11 | 0.84 |
| Baker & McKenzie | May 2004 | Text search only | 587 | 1.07 | 0.72 | 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.
- Adam K. SimpsonLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked May 2004 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.14×
- Barry M. ClarksonLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked May 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.26× · Went dark 2.45× · 95% wipeout 3.04×
- Ellen S. BancroftDorsey & Whitney LLPFirst linked May 2004 · Named in a filing · 26 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.55× · Went dark 0.61× · 95% wipeout 1.44×
- Scott N. WolfeLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked May 2004 · Named in a filing · 28 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.25× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.34×
- Scott R. SantagataDorsey & Whitney LLPFirst linked May 2004 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.46× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 3.68×
- CAMERON JAY RAINSDLA PiperFirst linked Apr 2000 · Named in a filing · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.66×
- Jeffrey T. BaglioDLA PiperFirst linked Apr 2000 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.32× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.31×
- John J. Gilluly IIIDLA PiperFirst linked Apr 2000 · Named in a filing · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam K. SimpsonLatham & Watkins LLP | May 2004 | Named in a filing | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.14 |
| Barry M. ClarksonLatham & Watkins LLP | May 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 10 | 1.26 | 2.45 | 3.04 |
| Ellen S. BancroftDorsey & Whitney LLP | May 2004 | Named in a filing | 26 | 1.55 | 0.61 | 1.44 |
| Scott N. WolfeLatham & Watkins LLP | May 2004 | Named in a filing | 28 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 1.34 |
| Scott R. SantagataDorsey & Whitney LLP | May 2004 | Named in a filing | 6 | 1.46 | 0.00 | 3.68 |
| CAMERON JAY RAINSDLA Piper | Apr 2000 | Named in a filing | 13 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.66 |
| Jeffrey T. BaglioDLA Piper | Apr 2000 | Named in a filing | 5 | 1.32 | 0.00 | 1.31 |
| John J. Gilluly IIIDLA Piper | Apr 2000 | Named in a filing | 15 | 1.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 |