Hoku Corp HOKU (last ticker on record)
CIK 1178336Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restructuring
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 Jun 2012
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Jul 2007 to Dec 2012
- Law firms
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- 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)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- 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.
- Stoel RivesFirst linked Mar 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 208 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.84× · Went dark 0.67× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- Cooley LLPFirst linked Apr 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,634 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.71× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
- Fenwick & West LLPFirst linked Apr 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 443 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.95× · Went dark 0.21× · 95% wipeout 1.23×
- Dechert LLPFirst linked Jul 2005 · Text search only · 434 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.84× · Went dark 0.41× · 95% wipeout 0.96×
- SEC ATTORNEYSFirst linked Jun 2005 · Text search only · 31 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 1.73× · 95% wipeout 0.56×
- Reed SmithFirst linked Apr 2005 · Text search only · 487 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.77× · 95% wipeout 1.13×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoel Rives | Mar 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 208 | 0.84 | 0.67 | 1.20 |
| Cooley LLP | Apr 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,634 | 0.71 | 0.44 | 1.24 |
| Fenwick & West LLP | Apr 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 443 | 0.95 | 0.21 | 1.23 |
| Dechert LLP | Jul 2005 | Text search only | 434 | 0.84 | 0.41 | 0.96 |
| SEC ATTORNEYS | Jun 2005 | Text search only | 31 | 1.18 | 1.73 | 0.56 |
| Reed Smith | Apr 2005 | Text search only | 487 | 1.15 | 0.77 | 1.13 |
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.
- Paul M. BoydStoel RivesFirst linked Mar 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.32× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.84×
- John T. McKennaCooley LLPFirst linked Apr 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 97 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.53× · Went dark 0.43× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Timothy J. MooreCooley LLPFirst linked Apr 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 19 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.36× · Went dark 1.33× · 95% wipeout 1.13×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul M. BoydStoel Rives | Mar 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 5 | 1.32 | 0.00 | 1.84 |
| John T. McKennaCooley LLP | Apr 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 97 | 0.53 | 0.43 | 1.10 |
| Timothy J. MooreCooley LLP | Apr 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 19 | 0.36 | 1.33 | 1.13 |