Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. ANR (last ticker on record)

CIK 1301063Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

95% wipeout
Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Bankruptcy
Restructuring

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 Aug 2015
Largest fall in its shares: 99%; Jan 2011 to Jul 2015
Law firms: 9; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 13; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Jul 27, 2016Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jul 18, 2016Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Aug 3, 2015Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Aug 3, 2015Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jul 17, 2015Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Apr 17, 2015Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jun 2, 2014Shares down 95% from their high
Jun 1, 2011Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Dec 14, 2005Delisting 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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Morgan Lewis	May 2012	Named in a filing	1,028	1.18	0.31	1.02
Cravath Swaine & Moore	Mar 2011	Named in SEC correspondence	839	1.29	0.03	0.85
Troutman Sanders LLP	Mar 2011	Named in SEC correspondence	335	1.15	0.61	1.16
Buchanan Ingersoll Professional Corporation	Jul 2009	Named in a filing	123	1.14	0.73	1.47
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	Jun 2009	Named in SEC correspondence	741	1.31	0.12	0.76
Bartlit Beck	Aug 2004	Named in a filing	21	0.94	2.39	2.27
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett	Aug 2004	Named in SEC correspondence	1,396	1.28	0.11	0.92
McGuireWoods LLP	Sep 2004	Text search only	358	0.97	0.85	1.11
Coudert Brothers	Aug 2004	Text search only	45	1.66	1.06	1.29

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
Michael J. VolkovitschCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	Dec 2013	Named in a filing	13	2.35	0.00	2.17
David I. MeyersTroutman Sanders LLP	Mar 2011	Named in SEC correspondence	15	2.12	0.00	1.20
David M. CarterHunton & Williams	Mar 2011	Named in SEC correspondence	22	1.00	0.00	1.37
Matthew P. SalernoCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	Mar 2011	Named in SEC correspondence	21	1.72	0.00	0.86
Robert I. Townsend IIICravath Swaine & Moore	Mar 2011	Named in SEC correspondence	32	1.25	0.00	1.48
Sandra L. FlowCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	Mar 2010	Named in SEC correspondence	24	2.66	0.00	1.65
Amy I. PanditMorgan Lewis	Jul 2009	Named in a filing	12	1.01	0.00	0.75
Ethan A. KlingsbergCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	Jun 2009	Named in a filing	30	2.13	0.84	1.33
Jeffrey S. LewisCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	Jun 2009	Named in SEC correspondence	10	2.79	0.00	0.93
Edward P. Tolley IIISimpson Thacher & Bartlett	Aug 2004	Named in SEC correspondence	58	0.93	0.00	0.53
Leslie A. GrandisMcGuireWoods LLP	Sep 2004	Text search only	16	1.28	0.00	0.98
Michael A. BeckerCahill Gordon & Reindel	Aug 2004	Text search only	11	1.62	0.00	3.16
OR FORMATIONSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	Aug 2004	Text search only	160	1.27	0.15	0.90