VIA NET WORKS INC VNWI (last ticker on record)
CIK 1098402Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 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
- 1
- Newest began May 2005
- Largest fall in its shares
- 96%
- Jan 2004 to Jun 2005
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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.
- Hogan & HartsonFirst linked Nov 1999 · Named in SEC correspondence · 390 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.30× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- Arthur CoxFirst linked Jun 2005 · Text search only · 92 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.68× · Went dark 0.43× · 95% wipeout 0.88×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hogan & Hartson | Nov 1999 | Named in SEC correspondence | 390 | 1.03 | 0.30 | 1.20 |
| Arthur Cox | Jun 2005 | Text search only | 92 | 0.68 | 0.43 | 0.88 |
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.
- Gregory F. ParisiHogan Lovells US LLPFirst linked Sep 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 16 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.54× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- John B. BeckmanHogan Lovells US LLPFirst linked Sep 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 36 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.57× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Joseph G. Connolly Jr.Hogan & HartsonFirst linked Sep 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 28 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.93× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.70×
- Steven M. KaufmanHogan & HartsonFirst linked May 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.83× · 95% wipeout 2.61×
- Steven A. MuselesHogan & HartsonFirst linked Nov 1999 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.59×
- Suzanne A. BarrHogan & HartsonFirst linked Nov 1999 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.13×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory F. ParisiHogan Lovells US LLP | Sep 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 16 | 0.54 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| John B. BeckmanHogan Lovells US LLP | Sep 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 36 | 0.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Joseph G. Connolly Jr.Hogan & Hartson | Sep 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 28 | 0.93 | 0.00 | 1.70 |
| Steven M. KaufmanHogan & Hartson | May 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 18 | 0.00 | 0.83 | 2.61 |
| Steven A. MuselesHogan & Hartson | Nov 1999 | Named in a filing | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.59 |
| Suzanne A. BarrHogan & Hartson | Nov 1999 | Named in a filing | 5 | 1.13 | 0.00 | 2.13 |