WILLOW FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC. WFBC (last ticker on record)

CIK 1163428Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

SEC/DOJ scrutiny
Restatement
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 Oct 2007
Largest fall in its shares: —; None of 95% on record
Law firms: 4; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 14; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

May 20, 2008Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Apr 10, 2008Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Feb 21, 2008Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Nov 21, 2007Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Oct 1, 2007Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Sep 13, 2005A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-K (opens in a new tab)
Sep 13, 2005A filing mentions an SEC subpoenaForm 10-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
Dechert LLP	Apr 2008	Named in SEC correspondence	434	0.84	0.41	0.96
Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P.	Dec 2001	Named in a filing	147	0.62	0.38	0.43
Cozen O'Connor P.C.	Mar 2005	Text search only	163	1.03	0.63	0.94
[Thacher Proffitt LLP Letterhead]	Dec 2001	Text search only	197	0.73	0.10	0.61

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
BRUCE B. WOODDechert LLP	Apr 2008	Named in SEC correspondence	9	2.26	0.00	0.00
Eric M. MarionElias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P.	Dec 2001	Named in a filing	21	1.42	1.30	0.37
Hugh T. WilkinsonElias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P.	Dec 2001	Named in a filing	32	1.77	1.07	0.51
Raymond A. TiernanElias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P.	Dec 2001	Named in a filing	49	0.89	0.31	0.17
David K. TeeplesElias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P.	Dec 2001	Text search only	8	2.00	1.34	0.00
Gerald F. Heupel Jr.Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P.	Dec 2001	Text search only	27	1.24	0.57	0.00
Gerard L. HawkinsElias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P.	Dec 2001	Text search only	17	1.50	1.33	0.58
Jeffrey A. KoeppelElias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P.	Dec 2001	Text search only	14	2.61	3.02	0.75
John P. SoukenikElias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P.	Dec 2001	Text search only	19	1.47	0.75	0.00
Kevin M. HoulihanElias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P.	Dec 2001	Text search only	29	1.18	0.90	0.88
Patricia J. WohlElias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P.	Dec 2001	Text search only	8	3.77	1.54	0.00
Sheryl Jones AluElias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P.	Dec 2001	Text search only	8	3.77	3.08	0.00
Stephen M. EgeElias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P.	Dec 2001	Text search only	9	3.34	2.39	1.20
Timothy B. MatzElias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P.	Dec 2001	Text search only	11	3.09	2.26	0.93