ACCENTIA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC ABPI (last ticker on record)
CIK 1310094Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 95% wipeout
- Bankruptcy
- Restructuring
- Went dark (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
- 5
- Newest began Nov 2012
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Jan 2006 to Aug 2014
- Law firms
- 9
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a grand jury subpoenaForm 10-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.
- Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked Feb 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 963 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.96× · Went dark 1.12× · 95% wipeout 1.21×
- Foley & LardnerFirst linked Feb 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 498 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.71× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Nixon PeabodyFirst linked Feb 2011 · Text search only · 196 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.78× · 95% wipeout 0.90×
- K&L GatesFirst linked Jun 2005 · Text search only · 723 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 1.35× · 95% wipeout 1.18×
- Loeb & Loeb LLPFirst linked May 2005 · Text search only · 838 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 0.99× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Miller & MartinFirst linked Apr 2005 · Text search only · 49 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.33× · Went dark 1.26× · 95% wipeout 0.74×
- Hutchison & MasonFirst linked Feb 2005 · Text search only · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.89× · Went dark 2.39× · 95% wipeout 1.89×
- Morrison Cohen LLPFirst linked Feb 2005 · Text search only · 74 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.77× · Went dark 0.85× · 95% wipeout 1.15×
- Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLPFirst linked Feb 2005 · Text search only · 113 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.71× · Went dark 0.68× · 95% wipeout 1.07×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | Feb 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 963 | 0.96 | 1.12 | 1.21 |
| Foley & Lardner | Feb 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 498 | 1.00 | 0.71 | 1.02 |
| Nixon Peabody | Feb 2011 | Text search only | 196 | 1.13 | 0.78 | 0.90 |
| K&L Gates | Jun 2005 | Text search only | 723 | 1.06 | 1.35 | 1.18 |
| Loeb & Loeb LLP | May 2005 | Text search only | 838 | 0.92 | 0.99 | 1.10 |
| Miller & Martin | Apr 2005 | Text search only | 49 | 0.33 | 1.26 | 0.74 |
| Hutchison & Mason | Feb 2005 | Text search only | 9 | 0.89 | 2.39 | 1.89 |
| Morrison Cohen LLP | Feb 2005 | Text search only | 74 | 1.77 | 0.85 | 1.15 |
| Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP | Feb 2005 | Text search only | 113 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 1.07 |
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.
- Barry I. GrossmanEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked Feb 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 187 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 1.25× · 95% wipeout 1.32×
- David SelengutEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked Feb 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 36 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.41× · Went dark 1.80× · 95% wipeout 1.99×
- Curt P. CreelyFoley & LardnerFirst linked Feb 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 28 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 1.77× · 95% wipeout 1.13×
- Martin A. TraberFoley & LardnerFirst linked Feb 2005 · Named in a filing · 21 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.50× · Went dark 2.27× · 95% wipeout 1.55×
- Larry E. RobbinsWyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLPFirst linked Apr 2005 · Text search only · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.66× · Went dark 2.06× · 95% wipeout 1.73×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry I. GrossmanEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | Feb 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 187 | 0.98 | 1.25 | 1.32 |
| David SelengutEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | Feb 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 36 | 1.41 | 1.80 | 1.99 |
| Curt P. CreelyFoley & Lardner | Feb 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 28 | 1.15 | 1.77 | 1.13 |
| Martin A. TraberFoley & Lardner | Feb 2005 | Named in a filing | 21 | 1.50 | 2.27 | 1.55 |
| Larry E. RobbinsWyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP | Apr 2005 | Text search only | 15 | 1.66 | 2.06 | 1.73 |