Cogent, Inc. COGT (last ticker on record)
CIK 1289434Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
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 Dec 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Far more SEC letters than usualSEC letter (opens in a new tab)
- 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.
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonFirst linked Sep 2010 · Named in SEC correspondence · 741 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.30× · Went dark 0.12× · 95% wipeout 0.72×
- Morrison & FoersterFirst linked Aug 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 826 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.55× · 95% wipeout 1.14×
- DLA PiperFirst linked May 2004 · Named in a filing · 1,185 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.45× · 95% wipeout 1.17×
- Cooley LLPFirst linked Nov 2008 · Text search only · 1,634 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.71× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 1.21×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | Sep 2010 | Named in SEC correspondence | 741 | 1.30 | 0.12 | 0.72 |
| Morrison & Foerster | Aug 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 826 | 1.17 | 0.55 | 1.14 |
| DLA Piper | May 2004 | Named in a filing | 1,185 | 1.00 | 0.45 | 1.17 |
| Cooley LLP | Nov 2008 | Text search only | 1,634 | 0.71 | 0.44 | 1.21 |
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.
- Christopher E. AustinCleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonFirst linked Sep 2010 · Named in SEC correspondence · 24 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.01× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.72×
- J. Nathan JensenMorrison & FoersterFirst linked Sep 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.86×
- Steven G. RowlesMorrison & FoersterFirst linked May 2005 · Named in a filing · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.91× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.22×
- Scott M. StantonMorrison & FoersterFirst linked May 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 28 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.79× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.24×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher E. AustinCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | Sep 2010 | Named in SEC correspondence | 24 | 2.01 | 0.00 | 0.72 |
| J. Nathan JensenMorrison & Foerster | Sep 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 12 | 1.31 | 0.00 | 0.86 |
| Steven G. RowlesMorrison & Foerster | May 2005 | Named in a filing | 15 | 2.91 | 0.00 | 1.22 |
| Scott M. StantonMorrison & Foerster | May 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 28 | 2.79 | 0.00 | 2.24 |