GASTAR EXPLORATION, INC. GST (last ticker on record)
CIK 1170154Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 95% wipeout
- Restatement
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 Jul 2010
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Feb 2006 to Feb 2016
- Law firms
- 10
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- 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)
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.
- Burnett Duckworth & PalmerFirst linked May 2008 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.54× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.11×
- Burnet Duckworth & PalmerFirst linked Aug 2005 · Named in a filing · 39 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.59× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.56×
- Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.First linked Aug 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 783 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.11× · 95% wipeout 1.03×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Apr 2008 · Text search only · 2,649 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.13× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- COMMERCIAL LAW GROUPFirst linked Nov 2005 · Text search only · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.57× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.87×
- Goodmans LLPFirst linked Aug 2005 · Text search only · 72 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.32× · 95% wipeout 1.01×
- Katten Muchin Rosenman LLPFirst linked Aug 2005 · Text search only · 268 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.76× · Went dark 0.58× · 95% wipeout 1.22×
- Macleod DixonFirst linked Aug 2005 · Text search only · 31 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.46× · Went dark 0.57× · 95% wipeout 1.49×
- Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & GarrisonFirst linked Aug 2005 · Text search only · 826 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.02× · Went dark 0.18× · 95% wipeout 0.83×
- Warner Norcross & JuddFirst linked Aug 2005 · Text search only · 60 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.36× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.06×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnett Duckworth & Palmer | May 2008 | Named in a filing | 6 | 1.54 | 0.00 | 2.11 |
| Burnet Duckworth & Palmer | Aug 2005 | Named in a filing | 39 | 0.59 | 0.00 | 1.56 |
| Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. | Aug 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 783 | 1.09 | 0.11 | 1.03 |
| Shearman & Sterling | Apr 2008 | Text search only | 2,649 | 1.21 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| COMMERCIAL LAW GROUP | Nov 2005 | Text search only | 12 | 0.57 | 0.00 | 1.87 |
| Goodmans LLP | Aug 2005 | Text search only | 72 | 1.03 | 0.32 | 1.01 |
| Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP | Aug 2005 | Text search only | 268 | 0.76 | 0.58 | 1.22 |
| Macleod Dixon | Aug 2005 | Text search only | 31 | 0.46 | 0.57 | 1.49 |
| Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison | Aug 2005 | Text search only | 826 | 1.02 | 0.18 | 0.83 |
| Warner Norcross & Judd | Aug 2005 | Text search only | 60 | 1.36 | 0.00 | 1.06 |
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.
- Sarah K. MorganVinson & Elkins L.L.P.First linked Oct 2013 · Named in SEC correspondence · 36 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.94× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.17×
- Jim PrinceVinson & Elkins L.L.P.First linked Dec 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.18× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.14×
- James M. PrinceVinson & Elkins L.L.P.First linked Oct 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 26 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.26× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.61×
- T. Mark KellyVinson & Elkins L.L.P.First linked Aug 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 55 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.64× · Went dark 0.20× · 95% wipeout 1.96×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah K. MorganVinson & Elkins L.L.P. | Oct 2013 | Named in SEC correspondence | 36 | 0.94 | 0.00 | 1.17 |
| Jim PrinceVinson & Elkins L.L.P. | Dec 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 9 | 2.18 | 0.00 | 2.14 |
| James M. PrinceVinson & Elkins L.L.P. | Oct 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 26 | 1.26 | 0.00 | 1.61 |
| T. Mark KellyVinson & Elkins L.L.P. | Aug 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 55 | 1.64 | 0.20 | 1.96 |