GenOn Energy, Inc. GEN (last ticker on record)

CIK 1126294Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

Restatement
Delisting notice (not a red flag)
SEC/DOJ scrutiny
Bankruptcy

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 Jun 2017
Largest fall in its shares: —; None of 95% on record
Law firms: 6; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 8; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Jul 16, 2018Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jun 6, 2018Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)
Jun 4, 2018Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jan 31, 2018Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jan 30, 2018Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Dec 18, 2017Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jun 14, 2017Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Nov 9, 2015Far more SEC letters than usualSEC letter (opens in a new tab)
Dec 14, 2012Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jun 17, 2008An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
Aug 3, 2005Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 3, 2005SEC enforcement releaseSEC release (opens in a new tab)
Mar 3, 2005An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
Mar 3, 2005An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
May 12, 2003SEC administrative proceedingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
May 12, 2003SEC enforcement releaseSEC release (opens in a new tab)
May 12, 2003An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
Jul 5, 2002A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Kirkland & Ellis	Oct 2012	Named in SEC correspondence	1,686	0.98	0.17	0.87
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Nov 2002	Named in SEC correspondence	2,607	1.15	0.19	0.85
Baker Botts L.L.P.	Oct 2000	Named in a filing	495	1.32	0.09	1.03
Bracewell LLP	Jul 2003	Text search only	247	0.93	0.31	1.03
Clifford Chance US LLP	Jul 2003	Text search only	260	0.92	0.41	0.85
Shearman & Sterling	Jul 2003	Text search only	2,649	1.21	0.13	0.87

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.

Lawyers linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Paul D. ZierKirkland & Ellis	Dec 2018	Named in SEC correspondence	15	0.00	0.00	0.84
Frank E. BayouthSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	May 2010	Named in a filing	18	1.53	1.18	1.38
C. KEVIN BARNETTESkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Jul 2003	Named in a filing	8	2.32	0.00	0.00
Michael P. RoganSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Jul 2003	Named in SEC correspondence	24	0.86	0.00	0.36
Richard B. AftanasSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Jul 2003	Named in SEC correspondence	91	0.94	0.00	0.90
Timothy S. TaylorBaker Botts L.L.P.	Oct 2000	Named in a filing	21	0.79	0.00	0.00
Gerald T. NowakKirkland & Ellis	Apr 2013	Text search only	38	0.83	0.00	0.55
Dwight S. YooSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Apr 2011	Text search only	34	1.23	1.89	0.84