PENSON WORLDWIDE INC PNSN (last ticker on record)
CIK 1123541Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restructuring
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
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 May 2014
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Apr 2007 to Jan 2013
- Law firms
- 8
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative actionSEC order (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)
- 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)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares 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.
- Morgan LewisFirst linked Aug 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,028 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLPFirst linked Sep 2000 · Named in a filing · 350 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.81× · 95% wipeout 1.52×
- McGuire Craddock & StrotherFirst linked May 2006 · Text search only · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.48× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 3.74×
- Baker Botts L.L.P.First linked Aug 2005 · Text search only · 495 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.32× · Went dark 0.09× · 95% wipeout 1.03×
- Blank RomeFirst linked Aug 2005 · Text search only · 348 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.04× · Went dark 0.79× · 95% wipeout 1.36×
- Davis PolkFirst linked Aug 2005 · Text search only · 1,694 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.26× · Went dark 0.06× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Keesal Young & LoganFirst linked Aug 2005 · Text search only · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 3.19× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.32×
- Winstead PCFirst linked Aug 2005 · Text search only · 121 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.19× · Went dark 0.85× · 95% wipeout 1.27×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Lewis | Aug 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,028 | 1.18 | 0.31 | 1.02 |
| Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP | Sep 2000 | Named in a filing | 350 | 1.17 | 0.81 | 1.52 |
| McGuire Craddock & Strother | May 2006 | Text search only | 13 | 1.48 | 0.00 | 3.74 |
| Baker Botts L.L.P. | Aug 2005 | Text search only | 495 | 1.32 | 0.09 | 1.03 |
| Blank Rome | Aug 2005 | Text search only | 348 | 1.04 | 0.79 | 1.36 |
| Davis Polk | Aug 2005 | Text search only | 1,694 | 1.26 | 0.06 | 1.02 |
| Keesal Young & Logan | Aug 2005 | Text search only | 8 | 3.19 | 0.00 | 1.32 |
| Winstead PC | Aug 2005 | Text search only | 121 | 1.19 | 0.85 | 1.27 |
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.
- Angela C. HiltMorgan LewisFirst linked Aug 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 3.15× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.47×
- Thomas W. KellermanMorgan LewisFirst linked Aug 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.94× · Went dark 3.06× · 95% wipeout 1.41×
- Thomas P. MasonVinson & Elkins L.L.P.First linked Sep 2000 · Named in a filing · 20 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.46× · Went dark 0.72× · 95% wipeout 1.62×
- R. Alec DawsonMorgan LewisFirst linked Aug 2005 · Text search only · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.85× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.86×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela C. HiltMorgan Lewis | Aug 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 5 | 3.15 | 0.00 | 2.47 |
| Thomas W. KellermanMorgan Lewis | Aug 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 15 | 0.94 | 3.06 | 1.41 |
| Thomas P. MasonVinson & Elkins L.L.P. | Sep 2000 | Named in a filing | 20 | 1.46 | 0.72 | 1.62 |
| R. Alec DawsonMorgan Lewis | Aug 2005 | Text search only | 15 | 0.85 | 0.00 | 1.86 |