PRINCETON REVIEW INC REVU (last ticker on record)
CIK 1113668Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- 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
- 3
- Newest began Mar 2011
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Dec 2003 to May 2012
- Law firms
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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.
- Goodwin ProcterFirst linked Oct 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,221 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.79× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.17×
- Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.First linked Aug 2007 · Named in a filing · 567 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 0.60× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- Patterson Belknap Webb & TylerFirst linked Aug 2000 · Named in SEC correspondence · 185 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.89× · Went dark 0.51× · 95% wipeout 1.17×
- Seyfarth ShawFirst linked Mar 2001 · Text search only · 102 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.57× · Went dark 1.38× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
- Wiley ReinFirst linked Mar 2001 · Text search only · 38 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.86× · Went dark 0.52× · 95% wipeout 1.15×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwin Procter | Oct 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,221 | 0.79 | 0.31 | 1.17 |
| Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. | Aug 2007 | Named in a filing | 567 | 0.92 | 0.60 | 1.20 |
| Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler | Aug 2000 | Named in SEC correspondence | 185 | 0.89 | 0.51 | 1.17 |
| Seyfarth Shaw | Mar 2001 | Text search only | 102 | 1.57 | 1.38 | 1.25 |
| Wiley Rein | Mar 2001 | Text search only | 38 | 0.86 | 0.52 | 1.15 |
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.
- Edward A. KingGoodwin ProcterFirst linked Oct 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 16 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.69× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.36×
- John M. MutkoskiGoodwin ProcterFirst linked Oct 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 26 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.39× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
- Megan N. GatesMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.First linked Mar 2008 · Named in a filing · 43 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.60× · Went dark 0.56× · 95% wipeout 1.46×
- Todd E. MasonThompson Hine LLPFirst linked Aug 2007 · Named in a filing · 29 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.35× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward A. KingGoodwin Procter | Oct 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 16 | 0.69 | 0.00 | 1.36 |
| John M. MutkoskiGoodwin Procter | Oct 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 26 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 1.25 |
| Megan N. GatesMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. | Mar 2008 | Named in a filing | 43 | 0.60 | 0.56 | 1.46 |
| Todd E. MasonThompson Hine LLP | Aug 2007 | Named in a filing | 29 | 1.35 | 0.00 | 1.16 |