SOUTHERN STAR ENERGY INC. SSEY (last ticker on record)
CIK 1341315Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
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 Jan 2009
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)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.
- Clark Wilson LLPFirst linked Oct 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 204 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.72× · Went dark 1.43× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- Dorsey & Whitney LLPFirst linked Mar 2009 · Text search only · 630 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.83× · Went dark 0.73× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Wilson LLP | Oct 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 204 | 0.72 | 1.43 | 1.11 |
| Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Mar 2009 | Text search only | 630 | 0.83 | 0.73 | 1.16 |
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.
- Virgil Z. HlusClark Wilson LLPFirst linked May 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 67 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.53× · Went dark 1.95× · 95% wipeout 1.13×
- William L. MacdonaldClark Wilson LLPFirst linked Oct 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 92 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.80× · Went dark 1.39× · 95% wipeout 0.96×
- Jason K. BrenkertDorsey & Whitney LLPFirst linked Mar 2009 · Text search only · 35 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.29× · Went dark 0.84× · 95% wipeout 1.08×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Z. HlusClark Wilson LLP | May 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 67 | 0.53 | 1.95 | 1.13 |
| William L. MacdonaldClark Wilson LLP | Oct 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 92 | 0.80 | 1.39 | 0.96 |
| Jason K. BrenkertDorsey & Whitney LLP | Mar 2009 | Text search only | 35 | 0.29 | 0.84 | 1.08 |