Northstar Neuroscience, Inc. NSTR (last ticker on record)
CIK 1351509Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restructuring
- 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
- —
- None of 95% on record
- 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)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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 Mar 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,185 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.45× · 95% wipeout 1.17×
- Perkins CoieFirst linked May 2006 · Text search only · 511 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.93× · Went dark 0.27× · 95% wipeout 0.98×
- Bingham McCutchenFirst linked Mar 2006 · Text search only · 291 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.94× · Went dark 0.38× · 95% wipeout 1.04×
- Kirkland & EllisFirst linked Mar 2006 · Text search only · 1,687 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.97× · Went dark 0.17× · 95% wipeout 0.86×
- Piper RudnickFirst linked Mar 2006 · Text search only · 183 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.37× · 95% wipeout 0.78×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLA Piper | Mar 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,185 | 1.00 | 0.45 | 1.17 |
| Perkins Coie | May 2006 | Text search only | 511 | 0.93 | 0.27 | 0.98 |
| Bingham McCutchen | Mar 2006 | Text search only | 291 | 0.94 | 0.38 | 1.04 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | Mar 2006 | Text search only | 1,687 | 0.97 | 0.17 | 0.86 |
| Piper Rudnick | Mar 2006 | Text search only | 183 | 1.09 | 0.37 | 0.78 |
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.
- JOHN M. STEELDLA PiperFirst linked Mar 2006 · Named in a filing · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.79×
- Mark F. HoffmanDLA PiperFirst linked Mar 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.77× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN M. STEELDLA Piper | Mar 2006 | Named in a filing | 8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.79 |
| Mark F. HoffmanDLA Piper | Mar 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 7 | 0.77 | 0.00 | 0.00 |