WESTERN GOLDFIELDS INC WGDF (last ticker on record)
CIK 1208038Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 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
- 1
- Newest began Aug 2006
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- 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)
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.
- Cassels Brock & BlackwellFirst linked Apr 2007 · Named in a filing · 102 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.99× · Went dark 0.79× · 95% wipeout 0.73×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Dec 2006 · Named in a filing · 2,650 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.13× · 95% wipeout 0.84×
- Troutman Sanders LLPFirst linked May 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 335 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.14× · Went dark 0.61× · 95% wipeout 1.22×
- Jenkens & GilchristFirst linked Jan 2004 · Named in a filing · 279 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 0.71× · 95% wipeout 1.01×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassels Brock & Blackwell | Apr 2007 | Named in a filing | 102 | 0.99 | 0.79 | 0.73 |
| Shearman & Sterling | Dec 2006 | Named in a filing | 2,650 | 1.21 | 0.13 | 0.84 |
| Troutman Sanders LLP | May 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 335 | 1.14 | 0.61 | 1.22 |
| Jenkens & Gilchrist | Jan 2004 | Named in a filing | 279 | 1.12 | 0.71 | 1.01 |
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.
- Christopher J. CummingsPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & GarrisonFirst linked Dec 2006 · Named in a filing · 60 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.20× · Went dark 0.38× · 95% wipeout 0.69×
- Douglas M. BermanHunton & WilliamsFirst linked Jul 2005 · Named in a filing · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Henry I. RothmanTroutman Sanders LLPFirst linked Jan 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 30 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.27× · Went dark 0.38× · 95% wipeout 1.18×
- MICHAEL J. PENDLETONJenkens & GilchristFirst linked Jan 2004 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.84× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Ho Chi Minh CityFirst linked Jan 2004 · Text search only · 346 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.08× · Went dark 0.73× · 95% wipeout 0.92×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher J. CummingsPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison | Dec 2006 | Named in a filing | 60 | 1.20 | 0.38 | 0.69 |
| Douglas M. BermanHunton & Williams | Jul 2005 | Named in a filing | 9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Henry I. RothmanTroutman Sanders LLP | Jan 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 30 | 0.27 | 0.38 | 1.18 |
| MICHAEL J. PENDLETONJenkens & Gilchrist | Jan 2004 | Named in a filing | 6 | 0.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Jan 2004 | Text search only | 346 | 1.08 | 0.73 | 0.92 |