ARGOS THERAPEUTICS INC ARGS (last ticker on record)
CIK 1105533Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restructuring
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Bankruptcy
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 Dec 2018
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Mar 2014 to Dec 2018
- Law firms
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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.
- HALE AND DORRFirst linked Jul 2011 · Named in a filing · 665 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Jul 2011 · Named in SEC correspondence · 662 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.14× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- Ropes & GrayFirst linked Nov 2013 · Text search only · 914 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.14× · 95% wipeout 0.92×
- Foley HoagFirst linked Jul 2011 · Text search only · 186 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.72× · Went dark 0.95× · 95% wipeout 1.17×
- Latham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Jul 2011 · Text search only · 2,667 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Smith AndersonFirst linked Jul 2011 · Text search only · 67 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.41×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALE AND DORR | Jul 2011 | Named in a filing | 665 | 1.06 | 0.33 | 1.26 |
| WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Jul 2011 | Named in SEC correspondence | 662 | 1.14 | 0.33 | 1.26 |
| Ropes & Gray | Nov 2013 | Text search only | 914 | 0.98 | 0.14 | 0.92 |
| Foley Hoag | Jul 2011 | Text search only | 186 | 0.72 | 0.95 | 1.17 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Jul 2011 | Text search only | 2,667 | 0.98 | 0.31 | 1.10 |
| Smith Anderson | Jul 2011 | Text search only | 67 | 1.24 | 0.00 | 1.41 |
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.
- David E. RedlickWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Jul 2011 · Named in SEC correspondence · 51 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.01×
- Stuart M. FalberWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Jul 2011 · Named in SEC correspondence · 32 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.05× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.27×
- Alan C. MendelsonLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Jul 2011 · Text search only · 95 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.60× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 1.35×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David E. RedlickWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Jul 2011 | Named in SEC correspondence | 51 | 1.24 | 0.33 | 1.01 |
| Stuart M. FalberWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Jul 2011 | Named in SEC correspondence | 32 | 1.05 | 0.00 | 1.27 |
| Alan C. MendelsonLatham & Watkins LLP | Jul 2011 | Text search only | 95 | 0.60 | 0.19 | 1.35 |