DESIGN WITHIN REACH INC DWRI (last ticker on record)
CIK 1116755Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 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
- 1
- Newest began Nov 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Jul 2005 to Jul 2009
- 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)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- 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)
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.
- Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked Nov 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 963 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.96× · Went dark 1.12× · 95% wipeout 1.21×
- O Melveny & Myers LLPFirst linked Nov 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 589 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.07× · Went dark 0.25× · 95% wipeout 1.07×
- Latham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Mar 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 2,667 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Gardner Carton & DouglasFirst linked Mar 2004 · Text search only · 46 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.68× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.90×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | Nov 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 963 | 0.96 | 1.12 | 1.21 |
| O Melveny & Myers LLP | Nov 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 589 | 1.07 | 0.25 | 1.07 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Mar 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 2,667 | 0.98 | 0.31 | 1.10 |
| Gardner Carton & Douglas | Mar 2004 | Text search only | 46 | 1.68 | 0.00 | 0.90 |
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.
- Douglas S. EllenoffEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked Nov 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 338 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.95× · Went dark 0.66× · 95% wipeout 0.95×
- Robert PlesnarskiO Melveny & Myers LLPFirst linked Nov 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 28 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.88× · Went dark 0.82× · 95% wipeout 0.89×
- Brian E. CovottaBrobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLPFirst linked Oct 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.14× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.22×
- Robert E. BurwellLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked May 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 1.43× · 95% wipeout 1.91×
- DAVID A. HAHNLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Mar 2004 · Named in a filing · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.77× · Went dark 1.45× · 95% wipeout 2.17×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas S. EllenoffEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | Nov 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 338 | 0.95 | 0.66 | 0.95 |
| Robert PlesnarskiO Melveny & Myers LLP | Nov 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 28 | 1.88 | 0.82 | 0.89 |
| Brian E. CovottaBrobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP | Oct 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 7 | 1.14 | 0.00 | 2.22 |
| Robert E. BurwellLatham & Watkins LLP | May 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 11 | 0.00 | 1.43 | 1.91 |
| DAVID A. HAHNLatham & Watkins LLP | Mar 2004 | Named in a filing | 13 | 0.77 | 1.45 | 2.17 |