STONEMOR PARTNERS LP STON (last ticker on record)

CIK 1286131Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

Restatement
95% wipeout
SEC/DOJ scrutiny
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: 3; Newest began Dec 2019
Largest fall in its shares: 97%; Nov 2015 to Apr 2020
Law firms: 26; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 11; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Dec 31, 2019Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Dec 12, 2019SEC administrative proceedingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
Dec 12, 2019SEC enforcement releaseSEC release (opens in a new tab)
Dec 12, 2019An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
Aug 23, 2019Shares down 95% from their high
Apr 9, 2018Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Sep 18, 2017A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-K (opens in a new tab)
Sep 18, 2017A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Sep 18, 2017A filing mentions an SEC subpoenaForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 23, 2017Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Feb 27, 2017Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Nov 9, 2016Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Sep 2, 2016Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Dec 12, 2011Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 30, 2011Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Sep 13, 2010Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
May 23, 2006Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Apr 5, 2006Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 16, 2006Said 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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC	Dec 2019	Named in a filing	149	0.72	1.18	1.15
Duane Morris	Dec 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	413	0.76	1.28	1.06
Fox Rothschild LLP	Dec 2019	Named in a filing	149	0.92	1.38	0.90
Holland & Hart	Dec 2019	Named in a filing	240	0.82	0.92	0.86
Holland & Knight	Dec 2019	Named in a filing	413	1.17	0.82	1.19
Pietrantoni Mendez & Alvarez	Dec 2019	Named in a filing	17	1.98	0.00	1.05
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP	Mar 2016	Named in a filing	130	0.97	0.59	1.27
Dover Dixon Horne	Mar 2016	Named in a filing	10	1.96	0.00	0.87
Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP	Mar 2016	Named in a filing	159	0.92	0.69	0.88
Husch Blackwell	Mar 2016	Named in a filing	154	1.00	1.03	1.18
Nyemaster Goode, P.C.	Mar 2016	Named in a filing	20	0.67	1.20	0.88
SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE	Mar 2016	Named in a filing	19	0.99	0.00	0.43
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP	Mar 2016	Named in a filing	147	1.13	0.16	0.99
Blank Rome	Jul 2004	Named in a filing	348	1.04	0.79	1.36
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.	Apr 2004	Named in SEC correspondence	783	1.09	0.11	1.03
Drinker Biddle & Reath	Dec 2019	Text search only	213	1.46	0.77	1.25
SIROTE & PERMUTT	Mar 2016	Text search only	22	1.71	1.21	0.43
Smith Anderson	Mar 2016	Text search only	67	1.24	0.00	1.41
Smith Moore Leatherwood	Mar 2016	Text search only	8	1.95	0.00	1.09
Verrill Dana	Mar 2016	Text search only	24	1.34	0.00	0.38
Shearman & Sterling	Mar 2016	Text search only	2,649	1.21	0.13	0.87
Willkie Farr	Aug 2004	Text search only	539	1.23	0.40	0.84
Barton LLP	Jul 2004	Text search only	10	1.02	3.86	1.49
Bradley Arant Rose & White	Jul 2004	Text search only	32	1.54	0.00	0.29
McGuireWoods LLP	Jul 2004	Text search only	358	0.97	0.85	1.11
Morgan Lewis	Jul 2004	Text search only	1,028	1.18	0.31	1.02

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.

Lawyers linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Richard A. SilfenDuane Morris	Dec 2019	Named in a filing	25	1.45	0.93	0.16
Thomas G. SpencerDuane Morris	Dec 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	7	0.00	0.00	1.09
David P. OelmanVinson & Elkins L.L.P.	Sep 2018	Named in SEC correspondence	78	1.62	0.00	1.28
Caroline Blitzer PhillipsVinson & Elkins L.L.P.	Dec 2013	Named in a filing	5	3.18	0.00	2.77
Brenda LenahanVinson & Elkins L.L.P.	Nov 2010	Named in SEC correspondence	31	1.52	0.00	1.36
Caroline B. BlitzerVinson & Elkins L.L.P.	Nov 2005	Named in a filing	5	1.44	0.00	2.24
Thomas P. MasonVinson & Elkins L.L.P.	Aug 2004	Named in a filing	20	1.46	0.72	1.62
William N. Finnegan IVLatham & Watkins LLP	Apr 2004	Named in a filing	39	0.57	0.00	1.11
F. Douglas Raymond IIIDrinker Biddle & Reath	Dec 2019	Text search only	14	0.55	0.00	1.58
Marcus J. WilliamsDavis Wright Tremaine LLP	Dec 2019	Text search only	18	0.96	0.00	1.43
Mark C. DickinsonNyemaster Goode, P.C.	Dec 2019	Text search only	8	1.02	0.00	0.00