ALLIANCE BANKSHARES CORP ABVA (last ticker on record)

CIK 1181001Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

Restructuring
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: 1; Newest began Jan 2010
Largest fall in its shares: —; None of 95% on record
Law firms: 3; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 1; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Jun 2, 2010Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Apr 23, 2010Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jan 6, 2010Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Dec 27, 2006Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)

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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
Bracewell LLP	Nov 2012	Named in a filing	247	0.93	0.31	1.03
Troutman Sanders LLP	Jun 2003	Named in a filing	335	1.15	0.61	1.16
Williams Mullen	Dec 2003	Text search only	113	0.92	0.00	0.67

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.

Jacob A. Lutz IIITroutman Sanders LLPFirst linked Dec 2003 · Named in a filing · 14 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.51×