ARTES MEDICAL INC ARTE (last ticker on record)
CIK 1351197Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Dec 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- 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)
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.
- DLA PiperFirst linked Sep 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,184 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.45× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- Heller EhrmanFirst linked May 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 256 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.76× · 95% wipeout 0.96×
- Oswald & YapFirst linked Aug 2008 · Text search only · 25 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.48× · Went dark 1.66× · 95% wipeout 1.15×
- Pillsbury WinthropFirst linked Nov 2006 · Text search only · 516 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.82× · 95% wipeout 1.27×
- Shaw PittmanFirst linked Nov 2006 · Text search only · 149 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.53× · 95% wipeout 1.08×
- Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLPFirst linked May 2006 · Text search only · 98 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.65× · Went dark 0.85× · 95% wipeout 1.34×
- Luce Forward Hamilton & ScrippsFirst linked May 2006 · Text search only · 80 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.85× · Went dark 1.20× · 95% wipeout 0.90×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLA Piper | Sep 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,184 | 1.00 | 0.45 | 1.20 |
| Heller Ehrman | May 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 256 | 1.00 | 0.76 | 0.96 |
| Oswald & Yap | Aug 2008 | Text search only | 25 | 1.48 | 1.66 | 1.15 |
| Pillsbury Winthrop | Nov 2006 | Text search only | 516 | 1.13 | 0.82 | 1.27 |
| Shaw Pittman | Nov 2006 | Text search only | 149 | 0.98 | 0.53 | 1.08 |
| Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP | May 2006 | Text search only | 98 | 0.65 | 0.85 | 1.34 |
| Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps | May 2006 | Text search only | 80 | 0.85 | 1.20 | 0.90 |
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.
- Jeff ThackerDLA PiperFirst linked Dec 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.02× · Went dark 6.94× · 95% wipeout 0.77×
- Maggie L. WongGoodwin ProcterFirst linked Nov 2006 · Named in a filing · 19 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 2.17× · 95% wipeout 0.98×
- CRAIG S. ANDREWSBrobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLPFirst linked May 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.51× · Went dark 1.91× · 95% wipeout 0.39×
- Jeffrey C. ThackerDLA PiperFirst linked May 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 30 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.35× · Went dark 1.17× · 95% wipeout 0.88×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff ThackerDLA Piper | Dec 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 8 | 2.02 | 6.94 | 0.77 |
| Maggie L. WongGoodwin Procter | Nov 2006 | Named in a filing | 19 | 0.00 | 2.17 | 0.98 |
| CRAIG S. ANDREWSBrobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP | May 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 15 | 1.51 | 1.91 | 0.39 |
| Jeffrey C. ThackerDLA Piper | May 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 30 | 1.35 | 1.17 | 0.88 |