DDI CORP DDIC (last ticker on record)
CIK 1104252Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restructuring
- 95% wipeout
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Jan 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Sep 2000 to Sep 2003
- Law firms
- 7
- 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)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- 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)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
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.
- Paul HastingsFirst linked Apr 2002 · Named in SEC correspondence · 768 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.72× · 95% wipeout 1.09×
- Kirkland & EllisFirst linked Jan 2001 · Named in a filing · 1,686 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.17× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Ropes & GrayFirst linked Jan 2000 · Named in a filing · 914 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.14× · 95% wipeout 0.92×
- Goodwin ProcterFirst linked Feb 2004 · Text search only · 1,221 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.79× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.17×
- H. DAVID HENKENFirst linked Feb 2004 · Text search only · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 3.18× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 3.25×
- Latham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Feb 2004 · Text search only · 2,667 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Stradling Yocca Carlson & RauthFirst linked Feb 2001 · Text search only · 165 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 1.37× · 95% wipeout 1.37×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hastings | Apr 2002 | Named in SEC correspondence | 768 | 0.98 | 0.72 | 1.09 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | Jan 2001 | Named in a filing | 1,686 | 0.98 | 0.17 | 0.87 |
| Ropes & Gray | Jan 2000 | Named in a filing | 914 | 0.98 | 0.14 | 0.92 |
| Goodwin Procter | Feb 2004 | Text search only | 1,221 | 0.79 | 0.31 | 1.17 |
| H. DAVID HENKEN | Feb 2004 | Text search only | 10 | 3.18 | 0.00 | 3.25 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Feb 2004 | Text search only | 2,667 | 0.98 | 0.31 | 1.10 |
| Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth | Feb 2001 | Text search only | 165 | 1.18 | 1.37 | 1.37 |
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 ChernickPaul HastingsFirst linked Aug 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.78×
- Michael L. ZupponePaul HastingsFirst linked Jul 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 20 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.42× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.96×
- Eva H. DavisKirkland & EllisFirst linked Feb 2004 · Named in a filing · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.10× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.95×
- John F. Della GrottaPaul HastingsFirst linked Apr 2002 · Named in SEC correspondence · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.47× · Went dark 1.93× · 95% wipeout 2.99×
- Alfred O. RoseRopes & GrayFirst linked Jan 2000 · Named in a filing · 27 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.30× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.24×
- H. David HenkenGoodwin ProcterFirst linked Feb 2004 · Text search only · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.42× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.29×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael ChernickPaul Hastings | Aug 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 7 | 1.13 | 0.00 | 2.78 |
| Michael L. ZupponePaul Hastings | Jul 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 20 | 0.42 | 0.00 | 0.96 |
| Eva H. DavisKirkland & Ellis | Feb 2004 | Named in a filing | 12 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 1.95 |
| John F. Della GrottaPaul Hastings | Apr 2002 | Named in SEC correspondence | 10 | 1.47 | 1.93 | 2.99 |
| Alfred O. RoseRopes & Gray | Jan 2000 | Named in a filing | 27 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 2.24 |
| H. David HenkenGoodwin Procter | Feb 2004 | Text search only | 15 | 1.42 | 0.00 | 2.29 |