BIOFORM MEDICAL INC BFRM (last ticker on record)
CIK 1282393Its 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 Nov 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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.
- Ropes & GrayFirst linked Dec 2008 · Named in a filing · 914 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.14× · 95% wipeout 0.92×
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Aug 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,468 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.60× · 95% wipeout 1.42×
- Foley & LardnerFirst linked Oct 2007 · Text search only · 498 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.71× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Winstead PCFirst linked Oct 2007 · Text search only · 121 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.19× · Went dark 0.85× · 95% wipeout 1.27×
- Heller EhrmanFirst linked Aug 2007 · Text search only · 256 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.76× · 95% wipeout 0.96×
- Pillsbury WinthropFirst linked Aug 2007 · Text search only · 516 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.82× · 95% wipeout 1.27×
- Shaw PittmanFirst linked Aug 2007 · Text search only · 149 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.53× · 95% wipeout 1.08×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ropes & Gray | Dec 2008 | Named in a filing | 914 | 0.98 | 0.14 | 0.92 |
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Aug 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,468 | 1.09 | 0.60 | 1.42 |
| Foley & Lardner | Oct 2007 | Text search only | 498 | 1.00 | 0.71 | 1.02 |
| Winstead PC | Oct 2007 | Text search only | 121 | 1.19 | 0.85 | 1.27 |
| Heller Ehrman | Aug 2007 | Text search only | 256 | 1.00 | 0.76 | 0.96 |
| Pillsbury Winthrop | Aug 2007 | Text search only | 516 | 1.13 | 0.82 | 1.27 |
| Shaw Pittman | Aug 2007 | Text search only | 149 | 0.98 | 0.53 | 1.08 |
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.
- David J. SaulWilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Aug 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 20 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.76× · Went dark 0.80× · 95% wipeout 1.31×
- J. CASEY MCGLYNNWilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Oct 2007 · Text search only · 36 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.52× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 1.12×
- William H. Hinman Jr.Simpson Thacher & BartlettFirst linked Aug 2007 · Text search only · 39 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.18× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David J. SaulWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Aug 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 20 | 0.76 | 0.80 | 1.31 |
| J. CASEY MCGLYNNWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Oct 2007 | Text search only | 36 | 0.52 | 0.44 | 1.12 |
| William H. Hinman Jr.Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | Aug 2007 | Text search only | 39 | 2.18 | 0.00 | 1.11 |