SARATOGA RESOURCES INC /TX SARA (last ticker on record)
CIK 1096339Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- 95% wipeout
- Bankruptcy
- 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 Jun 2015
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Jan 2012 to Apr 2016
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)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
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)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)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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.
- Adams and ReeseFirst linked Sep 2011 · Named in SEC correspondence · 37 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.78× · Went dark 0.43× · 95% wipeout 1.55×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Sep 2011 · Text search only · 2,649 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.13× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams and Reese | Sep 2011 | Named in SEC correspondence | 37 | 1.78 | 0.43 | 1.55 |
| Shearman & Sterling | Sep 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.
- Michael SandersReed SmithFirst linked Jul 2021 · Named in a filing · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 2.06× · 95% wipeout 1.80×
- Michael W. SandersFirst linked Feb 2006 · Named in a filing · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.59× · Went dark 1.74× · 95% wipeout 2.34×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael SandersReed Smith | Jul 2021 | Named in a filing | 15 | 1.13 | 2.06 | 1.80 |
| Michael W. Sanders | Feb 2006 | Named in a filing | 7 | 2.59 | 1.74 | 2.34 |