NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Corp. NCST (last ticker on record)
CIK 1344674Its 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 Sep 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- May 2006 to Mar 2009
- Law firms
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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
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.
- Bennett JonesFirst linked Dec 2005 · Named in a filing · 121 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 0.16× · 95% wipeout 1.29×
- Mayer BrownFirst linked Dec 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 680 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.34× · 95% wipeout 0.94×
- Fish & RichardsonFirst linked Dec 2005 · Text search only · 37 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.93× · Went dark 1.30× · 95% wipeout 2.73×
- Fraser Milner CasgrainFirst linked Dec 2005 · Text search only · 66 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.18× · 95% wipeout 0.72×
- Gowling Lafleur HendersonFirst linked Dec 2005 · Text search only · 59 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.63× · 95% wipeout 1.05×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Jones | Dec 2005 | Named in a filing | 121 | 1.27 | 0.16 | 1.29 |
| Mayer Brown | Dec 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 680 | 0.98 | 0.34 | 0.94 |
| Fish & Richardson | Dec 2005 | Text search only | 37 | 0.93 | 1.30 | 2.73 |
| Fraser Milner Casgrain | Dec 2005 | Text search only | 66 | 0.98 | 0.18 | 0.72 |
| Gowling Lafleur Henderson | Dec 2005 | Text search only | 59 | 0.98 | 0.63 | 1.05 |
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.
- James J. JunewiczWinston & StrawnFirst linked Dec 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 14 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.33× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.49×
- H. John Michel Jr.Drinker Biddle & ReathFirst linked Dec 2009 · Text search only · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.48× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.55×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James J. JunewiczWinston & Strawn | Dec 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 14 | 1.33 | 0.00 | 1.49 |
| H. John Michel Jr.Drinker Biddle & Reath | Dec 2009 | Text search only | 8 | 1.48 | 0.00 | 1.55 |