PHYSICIANS FORMULA HOLDINGS, INC. FACE (last ticker on record)
CIK 1269871Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- 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 Mar 2009
- Largest fall in its shares
- 95%
- Feb 2007 to Mar 2009
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
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.
- Pepper HamiltonFirst linked May 2010 · Named in a filing · 340 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 1.13×
- Cravath Swaine & MooreFirst linked Aug 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 839 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.29× · Went dark 0.03× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
- Kirkland & EllisFirst linked Aug 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,686 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.17× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLPFirst linked Aug 2006 · Text search only · 104 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.49× · Went dark 0.18× · 95% wipeout 0.75×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepper Hamilton | May 2010 | Named in a filing | 340 | 1.03 | 0.35 | 1.13 |
| Cravath Swaine & Moore | Aug 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 839 | 1.29 | 0.03 | 0.85 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | Aug 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,686 | 0.98 | 0.17 | 0.87 |
| Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP | Aug 2006 | Text search only | 104 | 0.49 | 0.18 | 0.75 |
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.
- Robert A. FriedelPepper HamiltonFirst linked May 2010 · Named in a filing · 19 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.33× · Went dark 1.59× · 95% wipeout 1.61×
- Elisabeth M. MartinLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Oct 2008 · Named in a filing · 33 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.53× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- James S. RoweKirkland & EllisFirst linked Aug 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 37 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.54× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.06×
- Thomas R. BromeCravath Swaine & MooreFirst linked Aug 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.67× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.09×
- Andrew P. SchoefflerCovington & BurlingFirst linked Oct 2006 · Text search only · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.82× · Went dark 1.48× · 95% wipeout 2.13×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert A. FriedelPepper Hamilton | May 2010 | Named in a filing | 19 | 0.33 | 1.59 | 1.61 |
| Elisabeth M. MartinLatham & Watkins LLP | Oct 2008 | Named in a filing | 33 | 1.53 | 0.00 | 1.11 |
| James S. RoweKirkland & Ellis | Aug 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 37 | 1.54 | 0.00 | 2.06 |
| Thomas R. BromeCravath Swaine & Moore | Aug 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 9 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 1.09 |
| Andrew P. SchoefflerCovington & Burling | Oct 2006 | Text search only | 12 | 0.82 | 1.48 | 2.13 |