VERTICAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS INC VCSY (last ticker on record)
CIK 1099509Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Restatement
- Went dark (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
- 2
- Newest began May 2009
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)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)
- SEC administrative actionSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative proceedingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative actionSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative proceedingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
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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.
- K&L GatesFirst linked Jun 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 723 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 1.35× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- Law Offices of Gary L. BlumFirst linked Jul 2001 · Named in a filing · 34 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.78× · Went dark 2.90× · 95% wipeout 1.35×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K&L Gates | Jun 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 723 | 1.06 | 1.35 | 1.20 |
| Law Offices of Gary L. Blum | Jul 2001 | Named in a filing | 34 | 1.78 | 2.90 | 1.35 |
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.
- Clayton E. ParkerK&L GatesFirst linked Jun 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 129 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 1.96× · 95% wipeout 1.35×
- Gary L. BlumLaw Offices of Gary L. BlumFirst linked Jul 2001 · Named in a filing · 36 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.03× · Went dark 2.55× · 95% wipeout 1.36×
- Christopher J. DeLiseK&L GatesFirst linked Jun 2006 · Text search only · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.97× · Went dark 1.62× · 95% wipeout 1.66×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton E. ParkerK&L Gates | Jun 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 129 | 1.18 | 1.96 | 1.35 |
| Gary L. BlumLaw Offices of Gary L. Blum | Jul 2001 | Named in a filing | 36 | 2.03 | 2.55 | 1.36 |
| Christopher J. DeLiseK&L Gates | Jun 2006 | Text search only | 10 | 0.97 | 1.62 | 1.66 |