VelaTel Global Communications, Inc. VELA (last ticker on record)
CIK 1357531Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- 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 May 2014
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions an SEC subpoenaForm 10-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 an SEC subpoenaForm 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.
- J.M. Walker & AssociatesFirst linked Jan 2013 · Named in a filing · 73 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.51× · Went dark 1.67× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Fulbright & JaworskiFirst linked Dec 2010 · Named in SEC correspondence · 359 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.10× · Went dark 0.75× · 95% wipeout 1.35×
- HORWITZ, CRON & ARMSTRONG, LLPFirst linked Jan 2013 · Text search only · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.70× · Went dark 3.45× · 95% wipeout 2.62×
- Morgan LewisFirst linked Jan 2013 · Text search only · 1,028 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.M. Walker & Associates | Jan 2013 | Named in a filing | 73 | 1.51 | 1.67 | 0.87 |
| Fulbright & Jaworski | Dec 2010 | Named in SEC correspondence | 359 | 1.10 | 0.75 | 1.35 |
| HORWITZ, CRON & ARMSTRONG, LLP | Jan 2013 | Text search only | 5 | 1.70 | 3.45 | 2.62 |
| Morgan Lewis | Jan 2013 | Text search only | 1,028 | 1.18 | 0.31 | 1.02 |
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.
- Jody M. WalkerJ.M. Walker & AssociatesFirst linked Jan 2013 · Named in a filing · 102 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.52× · Went dark 1.51× · 95% wipeout 0.86×
- Merrill M. KrainesFulbright & JaworskiFirst linked Dec 2010 · Named in SEC correspondence · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.16× · Went dark 0.94× · 95% wipeout 1.47×
- Daniel B. EngLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLPFirst linked Jun 2006 · Named in a filing · 38 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.38× · Went dark 1.41× · 95% wipeout 1.19×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jody M. WalkerJ.M. Walker & Associates | Jan 2013 | Named in a filing | 102 | 1.52 | 1.51 | 0.86 |
| Merrill M. KrainesFulbright & Jaworski | Dec 2010 | Named in SEC correspondence | 15 | 2.16 | 0.94 | 1.47 |
| Daniel B. EngLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP | Jun 2006 | Named in a filing | 38 | 1.38 | 1.41 | 1.19 |