ROCKWOOD SPECIALTIES GROUP INC
CIK 1261302Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- 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 Dec 2005
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 15
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- 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)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K/A (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.
- Andrews Kurth LLPFirst linked Sep 2012 · Named in a filing · 398 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 1.30×
- McGuireWoods LLPFirst linked Sep 2012 · Named in a filing · 358 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.97× · Went dark 0.85× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- Helms Mulliss & WickerFirst linked Oct 2003 · Named in a filing · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.40× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
- Simpson Thacher & BartlettFirst linked Oct 2003 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,396 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.28× · Went dark 0.11× · 95% wipeout 0.92×
- Arthur CoxFirst linked Oct 2005 · Text search only · 92 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.68× · Went dark 0.43× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
- Covington & BurlingFirst linked Oct 2005 · Text search only · 447 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.07× · Went dark 0.27× · 95% wipeout 0.99×
- Kaye ScholerFirst linked Oct 2005 · Text search only · 161 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.88× · Went dark 1.03× · 95% wipeout 1.00×
- Borden Ladner Gervais LLPFirst linked Oct 2003 · Text search only · 78 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.46× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
- Brown & WoodFirst linked Oct 2003 · Text search only · 299 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.53× · Went dark 0.47× · 95% wipeout 0.58×
- Cravath Swaine & MooreFirst linked Oct 2003 · Text search only · 839 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.29× · Went dark 0.03× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
- Hughes Hubbard & ReedFirst linked Oct 2003 · Text search only · 121 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.21× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- Lowenstein SandlerFirst linked Oct 2003 · Text search only · 297 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 0.70× · 95% wipeout 1.42×
- Norton RoseFirst linked Oct 2003 · Text search only · 304 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.11× · Went dark 0.52× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
- Reed SmithFirst linked Oct 2003 · Text search only · 487 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.77× · 95% wipeout 1.13×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Oct 2003 · Text search only · 2,649 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.13× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews Kurth LLP | Sep 2012 | Named in a filing | 398 | 1.27 | 0.35 | 1.30 |
| McGuireWoods LLP | Sep 2012 | Named in a filing | 358 | 0.97 | 0.85 | 1.11 |
| Helms Mulliss & Wicker | Oct 2003 | Named in a filing | 10 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 1.24 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | Oct 2003 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,396 | 1.28 | 0.11 | 0.92 |
| Arthur Cox | Oct 2005 | Text search only | 92 | 0.68 | 0.43 | 0.91 |
| Covington & Burling | Oct 2005 | Text search only | 447 | 1.07 | 0.27 | 0.99 |
| Kaye Scholer | Oct 2005 | Text search only | 161 | 0.88 | 1.03 | 1.00 |
| Borden Ladner Gervais LLP | Oct 2003 | Text search only | 78 | 0.46 | 0.00 | 1.25 |
| Brown & Wood | Oct 2003 | Text search only | 299 | 1.53 | 0.47 | 0.58 |
| Cravath Swaine & Moore | Oct 2003 | Text search only | 839 | 1.29 | 0.03 | 0.85 |
| Hughes Hubbard & Reed | Oct 2003 | Text search only | 121 | 1.17 | 0.21 | 1.26 |
| Lowenstein Sandler | Oct 2003 | Text search only | 297 | 1.12 | 0.70 | 1.42 |
| Norton Rose | Oct 2003 | Text search only | 304 | 1.11 | 0.52 | 1.24 |
| Reed Smith | Oct 2003 | Text search only | 487 | 1.15 | 0.77 | 1.13 |
| Shearman & Sterling | Oct 2003 | Text search only | 2,649 | 1.21 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
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.
- Edward P. Tolley IIISimpson Thacher & BartlettFirst linked Oct 2003 · Named in a filing · 58 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.93× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.53×
- Michael WolfsonSimpson Thacher & BartlettFirst linked Oct 2003 · Text search only · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.66× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.55×
- OR FORMATIONSimpson Thacher & BartlettFirst linked Oct 2003 · Text search only · 160 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 0.15× · 95% wipeout 0.90×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward P. Tolley IIISimpson Thacher & Bartlett | Oct 2003 | Named in a filing | 58 | 0.93 | 0.00 | 0.53 |
| Michael WolfsonSimpson Thacher & Bartlett | Oct 2003 | Text search only | 9 | 1.66 | 0.00 | 0.55 |
| OR FORMATIONSimpson Thacher & Bartlett | Oct 2003 | Text search only | 160 | 1.27 | 0.15 | 0.90 |