ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES INC AENS (last ticker on record)
CIK 1175867Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restructuring
- Went dark (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
- 1
- Newest began Jun 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- 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.
- Gottbetter & Partners, LLPFirst linked Oct 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 69 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.44× · Went dark 1.38× · 95% wipeout 1.01×
- McGuireWoods LLPFirst linked Oct 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 358 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.97× · Went dark 0.85× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gottbetter & Partners, LLP | Oct 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 69 | 1.44 | 1.38 | 1.01 |
| McGuireWoods LLP | Oct 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 358 | 0.97 | 0.85 | 1.11 |
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.
- Kenneth S. GoodwinGottbetter & Partners, LLPFirst linked Oct 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.53× · Went dark 1.38× · 95% wipeout 1.45×
- Louis W. ZehilMcGuireWoods LLPFirst linked Oct 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.46× · 95% wipeout 0.78×
- James N. BarberFirst linked Feb 2003 · Named in a filing · 24 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 1.19× · 95% wipeout 0.36×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth S. GoodwinGottbetter & Partners, LLP | Oct 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 11 | 1.53 | 1.38 | 1.45 |
| Louis W. ZehilMcGuireWoods LLP | Oct 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 13 | 0.00 | 0.46 | 0.78 |
| James N. Barber | Feb 2003 | Named in a filing | 24 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 0.36 |