Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. SPB (last ticker on record)

CIK 109177Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Restatement
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: 3; Newest began Mar 2020
Largest fall in its shares: 95%; Jul 2018 to Mar 2020
Law firms: 10; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 12; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Mar 19, 2020Shares down 95% from their high
Jun 28, 2012A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Dec 9, 2011A filing mentions a Wells noticeForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Dec 22, 2009Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jul 14, 2009Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jul 14, 2006Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Apr 5, 2006Said 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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Kirkland & Ellis	Apr 2018	Named in a filing	1,686	0.98	0.17	0.87
Davis Polk	Jan 2011	Named in SEC correspondence	1,694	1.26	0.06	1.02
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	Jan 2011	Named in SEC correspondence	826	1.02	0.18	0.83
Kaye Scholer	Nov 2010	Named in SEC correspondence	161	0.88	1.03	1.00
Woods Oviatt Gilman	Sep 2000	Named in a filing	20	1.57	1.71	0.90
Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.	Aug 1996	Named in SEC correspondence	995	1.46	0.37	0.80
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	May 2018	Text search only	1,125	1.23	0.20	0.96
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	Apr 2018	Text search only	741	1.31	0.12	0.76
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Apr 2018	Text search only	2,607	1.15	0.19	0.85
Shearman & Sterling	Jan 2011	Text search only	2,649	1.21	0.13	0.87

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.

Lawyers linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Joshua N. KorffKirkland & Ellis	Aug 2018	Named in a filing	107	0.65	0.00	1.43
Ross M. LeffKirkland & Ellis	Aug 2018	Named in a filing	25	1.42	0.00	0.98
John B. MeadeDavis Polk	Apr 2018	Named in a filing	33	1.12	0.00	0.83
John H. ButlerSidley Austin	Apr 2018	Named in SEC correspondence	20	0.39	0.00	0.80
Jeffrey D. MarellPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	Jan 2011	Named in a filing	54	1.80	0.00	0.94
Raphael M. RussoPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	Jan 2011	Named in SEC correspondence	72	1.67	0.00	1.02
Gordon E. ForthWoods Oviatt Gilman	Sep 2000	Named in a filing	5	3.31	0.00	1.64
James E. LangstonCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	Apr 2018	Text search only	20	2.44	0.00	1.00
Paul J. ShimCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	Apr 2018	Text search only	45	1.45	0.00	0.73
Michael J. SchwartzSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Feb 2018	Text search only	34	2.19	0.00	1.62
Michael KaplanDavis Polk	Jan 2011	Text search only	112	1.20	0.00	0.89
Lynn Toby FisherKaye Scholer	Jun 2009	Text search only	8	1.71	3.22	1.88