GENESIS MICROCHIP INC /DE GNSS (last ticker on record)
CIK 1161396Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 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 Sep 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 96%
- Feb 2005 to Dec 2008
- Law firms
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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.
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Mar 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 2,650 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.13× · 95% wipeout 0.84×
- LSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATIFirst linked Jan 2002 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 3.30×
- Morrison & FoersterFirst linked Oct 2001 · Named in a filing · 826 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.55× · 95% wipeout 1.14×
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Oct 2001 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,468 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.60× · 95% wipeout 1.41×
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Oct 2001 · Text search only · 2,607 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 0.82×
- Stikeman ElliottFirst linked Oct 2001 · Text search only · 225 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.08× · Went dark 0.11× · 95% wipeout 1.04×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shearman & Sterling | Mar 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 2,650 | 1.21 | 0.13 | 0.84 |
| LSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI | Jan 2002 | Named in a filing | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.30 |
| Morrison & Foerster | Oct 2001 | Named in a filing | 826 | 1.17 | 0.55 | 1.14 |
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Oct 2001 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,468 | 1.09 | 0.60 | 1.41 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Oct 2001 | Text search only | 2,607 | 1.15 | 0.19 | 0.82 |
| Stikeman Elliott | Oct 2001 | Text search only | 225 | 1.08 | 0.11 | 1.04 |
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.
- Bradley L. FinkelsteinWilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Dec 2007 · Named in a filing · 41 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.62× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.74×
- John D. WilsonKing & SpaldingFirst linked Dec 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.70× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.52×
- John W. CampbellMorrison & FoersterFirst linked Oct 2001 · Named in a filing · 21 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.35× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.37×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley L. FinkelsteinWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Dec 2007 | Named in a filing | 41 | 1.62 | 0.00 | 0.74 |
| John D. WilsonKing & Spalding | Dec 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 18 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 1.52 |
| John W. CampbellMorrison & Foerster | Oct 2001 | Named in a filing | 21 | 1.35 | 0.00 | 2.37 |