WorldSpace, Inc WRSP (last ticker on record)
CIK 1315054Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- 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
- 1
- Newest began Feb 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Aug 2005 to Dec 2008
- Law firms
- 13
- 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)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- 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.
- Baker & McKenzieFirst linked Aug 2006 · Named in a filing · 587 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.07× · Went dark 0.72× · 95% wipeout 1.00×
- Coudert BrothersFirst linked Apr 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 45 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.66× · Went dark 1.06× · 95% wipeout 1.29×
- Jun He Law OfficesFirst linked Aug 2005 · Text search only · 73 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.89× · Went dark 0.68× · 95% wipeout 1.23×
- Paul HastingsFirst linked Aug 2005 · Text search only · 768 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.72× · 95% wipeout 1.09×
- Hogan & HartsonFirst linked Jul 2005 · Text search only · 390 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.30× · 95% wipeout 1.18×
- Covington & BurlingFirst linked Jul 2005 · Text search only · 447 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.07× · Went dark 0.27× · 95% wipeout 0.99×
- McGuireWoods LLPFirst linked Jun 2005 · Text search only · 358 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.97× · Went dark 0.85× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- Fried FrankFirst linked Apr 2005 · Text search only · 540 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.33× · Went dark 0.24× · 95% wipeout 0.94×
- Fulbright & JaworskiFirst linked Apr 2005 · Text search only · 359 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.10× · Went dark 0.75× · 95% wipeout 1.35×
- Jones DayFirst linked Apr 2005 · Text search only · 686 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.25× · Went dark 0.54× · 95% wipeout 1.12×
- Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & GarrisonFirst linked Apr 2005 · Text search only · 826 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.02× · Went dark 0.18× · 95% wipeout 0.83×
- Schulte Roth & ZabelFirst linked Apr 2005 · Text search only · 296 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.93× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 0.99×
- Venable LLPFirst linked Apr 2005 · Text search only · 506 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.79× · Went dark 0.38× · 95% wipeout 0.73×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker & McKenzie | Aug 2006 | Named in a filing | 587 | 1.07 | 0.72 | 1.00 |
| Coudert Brothers | Apr 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 45 | 1.66 | 1.06 | 1.29 |
| Jun He Law Offices | Aug 2005 | Text search only | 73 | 0.89 | 0.68 | 1.23 |
| Paul Hastings | Aug 2005 | Text search only | 768 | 0.98 | 0.72 | 1.09 |
| Hogan & Hartson | Jul 2005 | Text search only | 390 | 1.03 | 0.30 | 1.18 |
| Covington & Burling | Jul 2005 | Text search only | 447 | 1.07 | 0.27 | 0.99 |
| McGuireWoods LLP | Jun 2005 | Text search only | 358 | 0.97 | 0.85 | 1.11 |
| Fried Frank | Apr 2005 | Text search only | 540 | 1.33 | 0.24 | 0.94 |
| Fulbright & Jaworski | Apr 2005 | Text search only | 359 | 1.10 | 0.75 | 1.35 |
| Jones Day | Apr 2005 | Text search only | 686 | 1.25 | 0.54 | 1.12 |
| Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison | Apr 2005 | Text search only | 826 | 1.02 | 0.18 | 0.83 |
| Schulte Roth & Zabel | Apr 2005 | Text search only | 296 | 0.93 | 0.44 | 0.99 |
| Venable LLP | Apr 2005 | Text search only | 506 | 0.79 | 0.38 | 0.73 |
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.
- Jeffrey E. CohenBlank RomeFirst linked Apr 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.12×
- Blake Dawson WaldronFirst linked Aug 2005 · Text search only · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.58× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.35×
- Steven M. KaufmanHogan & HartsonFirst linked Jul 2005 · Text search only · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.83× · 95% wipeout 1.77×
- Robert C. SchwenkelFried FrankFirst linked Apr 2005 · Text search only · 25 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.16× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey E. CohenBlank Rome | Apr 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 8 | 1.17 | 0.00 | 1.12 |
| Blake Dawson Waldron | Aug 2005 | Text search only | 12 | 0.58 | 0.00 | 2.35 |
| Steven M. KaufmanHogan & Hartson | Jul 2005 | Text search only | 18 | 0.00 | 0.83 | 1.77 |
| Robert C. SchwenkelFried Frank | Apr 2005 | Text search only | 25 | 1.16 | 0.00 | 1.25 |