AVALON PHARMACEUTICALS INC AVRX (last ticker on record)
CIK 1162192Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Sep 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Oct 2005 to Oct 2008
- Law firms
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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)
- 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.
- Cooley LLPFirst linked Jun 2009 · Named in a filing · 1,634 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.71× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
- Hogan & HartsonFirst linked May 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 390 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.30× · 95% wipeout 1.18×
- Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.First linked May 2005 · Text search only · 567 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 0.60× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- Peabody & ArnoldFirst linked May 2005 · Text search only · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.07× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 3.28×
- Sonnenschein Nath & RosenthalFirst linked May 2005 · Text search only · 160 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.08× · Went dark 0.56× · 95% wipeout 1.23×
- Whiteford Taylor & PrestonFirst linked May 2005 · Text search only · 35 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.16× · Went dark 0.48× · 95% wipeout 1.42×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooley LLP | Jun 2009 | Named in a filing | 1,634 | 0.71 | 0.44 | 1.24 |
| Hogan & Hartson | May 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 390 | 1.03 | 0.30 | 1.18 |
| Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. | May 2005 | Text search only | 567 | 0.92 | 0.60 | 1.20 |
| Peabody & Arnold | May 2005 | Text search only | 15 | 1.07 | 0.00 | 3.28 |
| Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal | May 2005 | Text search only | 160 | 1.08 | 0.56 | 1.23 |
| Whiteford Taylor & Preston | May 2005 | Text search only | 35 | 1.16 | 0.48 | 1.42 |
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.
- Marc RechtCooley LLPFirst linked Jun 2009 · Named in a filing · 52 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.23× · Went dark 0.67× · 95% wipeout 1.03×
- John H. BooherHogan Lovells US LLPFirst linked Aug 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.46×
- Michael J. SilverHogan & HartsonFirst linked May 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 30 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.72× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.39×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc RechtCooley LLP | Jun 2009 | Named in a filing | 52 | 0.23 | 0.67 | 1.03 |
| John H. BooherHogan Lovells US LLP | Aug 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.46 |
| Michael J. SilverHogan & Hartson | May 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 30 | 0.72 | 0.00 | 1.39 |