PACIFIC MERCANTILE BANCORP PMBC (last ticker on record)
CIK 1109546Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Dec 2013
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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)
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.
- Silver, Freedman, Taff & Tiernan LLPFirst linked May 2021 · Named in a filing · 190 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.27× · Went dark 0.39× · 95% wipeout 0.35×
- Sheppard MullinFirst linked Sep 2018 · Named in SEC correspondence · 392 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 0.81× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- O Melveny & Myers LLPFirst linked Jan 2015 · Named in SEC correspondence · 589 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.07× · Went dark 0.25× · 95% wipeout 1.06×
- Stradling Yocca Carlson & RauthFirst linked Mar 2000 · Named in a filing · 165 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 1.37× · 95% wipeout 1.30×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver, Freedman, Taff & Tiernan LLP | May 2021 | Named in a filing | 190 | 0.27 | 0.39 | 0.35 |
| Sheppard Mullin | Sep 2018 | Named in SEC correspondence | 392 | 1.12 | 0.81 | 1.26 |
| O Melveny & Myers LLP | Jan 2015 | Named in SEC correspondence | 589 | 1.07 | 0.25 | 1.06 |
| Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth | Mar 2000 | Named in a filing | 165 | 1.18 | 1.37 | 1.30 |
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.
- Joshua A. DeanSheppard MullinFirst linked Sep 2018 · Named in SEC correspondence · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.58× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.31×
- J. Jay HerronO Melveny & Myers LLPFirst linked Oct 2015 · Named in a filing · 21 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.56× · Went dark 1.04× · 95% wipeout 1.63×
- Shelly HeydukO Melveny & Myers LLPFirst linked Oct 2015 · Named in SEC correspondence · 24 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.38× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.23×
- Robert PlesnarskiO Melveny & Myers LLPFirst linked Jan 2015 · Named in SEC correspondence · 28 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.88× · Went dark 0.82× · 95% wipeout 0.84×
- Ben A. FrydmanStradling Yocca Carlson & RauthFirst linked Mar 2000 · Named in a filing · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua A. DeanSheppard Mullin | Sep 2018 | Named in SEC correspondence | 12 | 0.58 | 0.00 | 1.31 |
| J. Jay HerronO Melveny & Myers LLP | Oct 2015 | Named in a filing | 21 | 1.56 | 1.04 | 1.63 |
| Shelly HeydukO Melveny & Myers LLP | Oct 2015 | Named in SEC correspondence | 24 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.23 |
| Robert PlesnarskiO Melveny & Myers LLP | Jan 2015 | Named in SEC correspondence | 28 | 1.88 | 0.82 | 0.84 |
| Ben A. FrydmanStradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth | Mar 2000 | Named in a filing | 9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |