ATX COMMUNICATIONS INC COMM (last ticker on record)

CIK 1165532Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

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: 2; Newest began Apr 2005
Largest fall in its shares: —; None of 95% on record
Law firms: 2; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 1; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Apr 20, 2005Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Apr 9, 2004A filing mentions a formal order of investigationForm 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
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Feb 2002	Named in a filing	2,607	1.15	0.19	0.82
Cravath Swaine & Moore	Feb 2002	Text search only	839	1.29	0.03	0.82

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.

Thomas H. KennedySkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Feb 2002 · Text search only · 22 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.94× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.39×

Lawyers linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Thomas H. KennedySkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Feb 2002	Text search only	22	0.94	0.00	0.39