DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEMS CORP DESC (last ticker on record)
CIK 1261482Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 95% wipeout
- Bankruptcy
- 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
- 3
- Newest began Jun 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Jan 2006 to Jun 2008
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- 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)
- 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)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)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/A (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.
- HALE AND DORRFirst linked Sep 2003 · Named in a filing · 665 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Sep 2003 · Named in a filing · 662 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.14× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALE AND DORR | Sep 2003 | Named in a filing | 665 | 1.06 | 0.33 | 1.26 |
| WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Sep 2003 | Named in a filing | 662 | 1.14 | 0.33 | 1.26 |
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.
- Brent B. SilerCooley LLPFirst linked Jan 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 51 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.40× · Went dark 0.57× · 95% wipeout 1.70×
- DAVID SYLVESTERHALE AND DORRFirst linked Jun 2005 · Named in a filing · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.45× · Went dark 1.54× · 95% wipeout 2.52×
- WILLIAM F. WINSLOWHALE AND DORRFirst linked Sep 2003 · Named in SEC correspondence · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 4.34× · 95% wipeout 6.21×
- John F. KennedyFirst linked Sep 2003 · Text search only · 190 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.52× · Went dark 0.60× · 95% wipeout 1.17×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent B. SilerCooley LLP | Jan 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 51 | 0.40 | 0.57 | 1.70 |
| DAVID SYLVESTERHALE AND DORR | Jun 2005 | Named in a filing | 12 | 1.45 | 1.54 | 2.52 |
| WILLIAM F. WINSLOWHALE AND DORR | Sep 2003 | Named in SEC correspondence | 5 | 0.00 | 4.34 | 6.21 |
| John F. Kennedy | Sep 2003 | Text search only | 190 | 1.52 | 0.60 | 1.17 |