Valera Pharmaceuticals Inc VLRX (last ticker on record)
CIK 1305409Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 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
- 0
- None on record
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
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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 Mar 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 340 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 1.13×
- Hyman Phelps & McNamaraFirst linked Jan 2006 · Text search only · 105 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.94× · Went dark 0.95× · 95% wipeout 1.08×
- Blank RomeFirst linked Dec 2005 · Text search only · 348 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.04× · Went dark 0.79× · 95% wipeout 1.36×
- Brown RudnickFirst linked Dec 2005 · Text search only · 137 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.84× · Went dark 0.90× · 95% wipeout 0.97×
- Jenkens & GilchristFirst linked Mar 2005 · Text search only · 279 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 0.71× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- Simpson Thacher & BartlettFirst linked Mar 2005 · Text search only · 1,396 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.28× · Went dark 0.11× · 95% wipeout 0.92×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepper Hamilton | Mar 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 340 | 1.03 | 0.35 | 1.13 |
| Hyman Phelps & McNamara | Jan 2006 | Text search only | 105 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| Blank Rome | Dec 2005 | Text search only | 348 | 1.04 | 0.79 | 1.36 |
| Brown Rudnick | Dec 2005 | Text search only | 137 | 0.84 | 0.90 | 0.97 |
| Jenkens & Gilchrist | Mar 2005 | Text search only | 279 | 1.12 | 0.71 | 1.11 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | Mar 2005 | Text search only | 1,396 | 1.28 | 0.11 | 0.92 |
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.
- Thomas L. HanleyStradley Ronon Stevens & YoungFirst linked Feb 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 26 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 1.65× · 95% wipeout 0.49×
- Christopher S. MillerPepper HamiltonFirst linked Dec 2005 · Named in a filing · 14 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.62× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
- Richard B. AftanasSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Mar 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 91 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.94× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.90×
- Robert B. MurphyPepper HamiltonFirst linked Mar 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.80× · Went dark 4.05× · 95% wipeout 0.75×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas L. HanleyStradley Ronon Stevens & Young | Feb 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 26 | 0.98 | 1.65 | 0.49 |
| Christopher S. MillerPepper Hamilton | Dec 2005 | Named in a filing | 14 | 0.62 | 0.00 | 0.85 |
| Richard B. AftanasSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Mar 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 91 | 0.94 | 0.00 | 0.90 |
| Robert B. MurphyPepper Hamilton | Mar 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 18 | 1.80 | 4.05 | 0.75 |