SIRF TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC SIRF (last ticker on record)
CIK 1163943Its 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 Aug 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 97%
- Mar 2006 to Oct 2008
- Law firms
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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.
- Simpson Thacher & BartlettFirst linked Jun 2009 · Named in a filing · 1,396 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.28× · Went dark 0.11× · 95% wipeout 0.92×
- Slaughter and MayFirst linked Jun 2009 · Named in a filing · 35 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.64× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.22×
- Pillsbury WinthropFirst linked Feb 2004 · Named in a filing · 516 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.82× · 95% wipeout 1.27×
- Maples and CalderFirst linked Mar 2004 · Text search only · 1,144 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.95× · Went dark 0.26× · 95% wipeout 0.92×
- Troutman Sanders LLPFirst linked Feb 2004 · Text search only · 335 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.61× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | Jun 2009 | Named in a filing | 1,396 | 1.28 | 0.11 | 0.92 |
| Slaughter and May | Jun 2009 | Named in a filing | 35 | 1.64 | 0.00 | 1.22 |
| Pillsbury Winthrop | Feb 2004 | Named in a filing | 516 | 1.13 | 0.82 | 1.27 |
| Maples and Calder | Mar 2004 | Text search only | 1,144 | 0.95 | 0.26 | 0.92 |
| Troutman Sanders LLP | Feb 2004 | Text search only | 335 | 1.15 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
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.
- Rick KlineGoodwin ProcterFirst linked Oct 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.14× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.02×
- Noelle MattesonPillsbury WinthropFirst linked Aug 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.82×
- Allison Leopold TilleyPillsbury WinthropFirst linked Feb 2004 · Named in a filing · 21 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.92×
- Jorge del CalvoPillsbury WinthropFirst linked Feb 2004 · Named in a filing · 42 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.33× · Went dark 0.57× · 95% wipeout 1.82×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick KlineGoodwin Procter | Oct 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 15 | 1.14 | 0.00 | 2.02 |
| Noelle MattesonPillsbury Winthrop | Aug 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.82 |
| Allison Leopold TilleyPillsbury Winthrop | Feb 2004 | Named in a filing | 21 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.92 |
| Jorge del CalvoPillsbury Winthrop | Feb 2004 | Named in a filing | 42 | 1.33 | 0.57 | 1.82 |