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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 Nov 2001
Largest fall in its shares: 99%; Sep 2000 to Feb 2002
Law firms: 3; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 1; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Nov 1, 2001Shares 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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Conyers Dill & Pearman	Sep 2000	Named in a filing	531	0.89	0.35	1.16
Quarles & Brady	Sep 2000	Named in a filing	170	0.74	0.70	0.79
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	Sep 2002	Text search only	1,125	1.23	0.20	0.96

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.

Walter J. SkipperQuarles & BradyFirst linked Sep 2002 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.10× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×