AMERICAN APPAREL, INC APP (last ticker on record)
CIK 1336545Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restructuring
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Bankruptcy
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
- 4
- Newest began Oct 2015
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 8
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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)
- A filing mentions a formal order of investigationForm 10-K (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)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions an SEC subpoenaForm 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)
- 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 an SEC subpoenaForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions an SEC subpoenaForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions an SEC subpoenaForm 10-Q (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)
- A filing mentions a grand jury subpoenaForm 10-Q (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)
- 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)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 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.
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Apr 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 2,607 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
- Akin GumpFirst linked Sep 2005 · Named in a filing · 582 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 0.52× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
- Graubard MillerFirst linked Sep 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 418 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 0.75× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Aug 2013 · Text search only · 2,649 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.13× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Thelen Reid & PriestFirst linked Nov 2005 · Text search only · 124 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 1.16× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Apr 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 2,607 | 1.15 | 0.19 | 0.85 |
| Akin Gump | Sep 2005 | Named in a filing | 582 | 1.24 | 0.52 | 1.25 |
| Graubard Miller | Sep 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 418 | 0.92 | 0.75 | 1.16 |
| Shearman & Sterling | Aug 2013 | Text search only | 2,649 | 1.21 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| Thelen Reid & Priest | Nov 2005 | Text search only | 124 | 0.98 | 1.16 | 1.20 |
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.
- P. Michelle GasawaySkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Dec 2011 · Named in SEC correspondence · 70 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.01× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
- David C. EismanSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Mar 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 19 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.95× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.49×
- Jeffrey H. CohenSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Apr 2008 · Named in a filing · 22 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.47× · Went dark 0.93× · 95% wipeout 0.84×
- Brian L. RossGraubard MillerFirst linked Jun 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 17 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.85×
- Mark ZvonkovicAkin GumpFirst linked Dec 2005 · Named in a filing · 16 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.64× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.30×
- David Alan MillerEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked Sep 2005 · Named in a filing · 231 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.74× · 95% wipeout 1.33×
- Stephen E. OlderMcGuireWoods LLPFirst linked Sep 2005 · Named in a filing · 35 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.92× · Went dark 0.66× · 95% wipeout 1.79×
- Jeffrey M. GallantGraubard MillerFirst linked Sep 2005 · Text search only · 195 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.96× · Went dark 0.64× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Michelle GasawaySkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Dec 2011 | Named in SEC correspondence | 70 | 1.01 | 0.00 | 0.85 |
| David C. EismanSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Mar 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 19 | 1.95 | 0.00 | 0.49 |
| Jeffrey H. CohenSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Apr 2008 | Named in a filing | 22 | 1.47 | 0.93 | 0.84 |
| Brian L. RossGraubard Miller | Jun 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 17 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 2.85 |
| Mark ZvonkovicAkin Gump | Dec 2005 | Named in a filing | 16 | 1.64 | 0.00 | 1.30 |
| David Alan MillerEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | Sep 2005 | Named in a filing | 231 | 1.06 | 0.74 | 1.33 |
| Stephen E. OlderMcGuireWoods LLP | Sep 2005 | Named in a filing | 35 | 2.92 | 0.66 | 1.79 |
| Jeffrey M. GallantGraubard Miller | Sep 2005 | Text search only | 195 | 0.96 | 0.64 | 1.20 |