GateHouse Media, Inc. GHS (last ticker on record)
CIK 1368900Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Bankruptcy
- Restructuring
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
- 3
- Newest began Sep 2013
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Oct 2006 to Oct 2008
- Law firms
- 8
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 8
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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)
- 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.
- Harter Secrest & Emery LLPFirst linked Nov 2013 · Named in a filing · 77 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.35× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 0.70×
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Jul 2006 · Named in a filing · 2,607 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
- Willkie FarrFirst linked Jul 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 539 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.23× · Went dark 0.40× · 95% wipeout 0.84×
- Brown RudnickFirst linked Jul 2006 · Text search only · 137 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.84× · Went dark 0.90× · 95% wipeout 0.97×
- Choate Hall & StewartFirst linked Jul 2006 · Text search only · 142 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.60× · Went dark 0.75× · 95% wipeout 1.29×
- Kramer Levin NaftalisFirst linked Jul 2006 · Text search only · 304 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.95× · Went dark 0.68× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
- Latham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Jul 2006 · Text search only · 2,667 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- [Thacher Proffitt LLP Letterhead]First linked Jul 2006 · Text search only · 197 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.73× · Went dark 0.10× · 95% wipeout 0.61×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harter Secrest & Emery LLP | Nov 2013 | Named in a filing | 77 | 1.35 | 0.33 | 0.70 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Jul 2006 | Named in a filing | 2,607 | 1.15 | 0.19 | 0.85 |
| Willkie Farr | Jul 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 539 | 1.23 | 0.40 | 0.84 |
| Brown Rudnick | Jul 2006 | Text search only | 137 | 0.84 | 0.90 | 0.97 |
| Choate Hall & Stewart | Jul 2006 | Text search only | 142 | 0.60 | 0.75 | 1.29 |
| Kramer Levin Naftalis | Jul 2006 | Text search only | 304 | 0.95 | 0.68 | 1.16 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Jul 2006 | Text search only | 2,667 | 0.98 | 0.31 | 1.10 |
| [Thacher Proffitt LLP Letterhead] | Jul 2006 | Text search only | 197 | 0.73 | 0.10 | 0.61 |
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.
- Daniel R. KinelHarter Secrest & Emery LLPFirst linked Nov 2013 · Named in a filing · 14 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.67× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.54×
- Morgan D. ElwynWillkie FarrFirst linked Oct 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Richard B. AftanasSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Jul 2006 · Named in a filing · 91 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.94× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.90×
- Rosalind Fahey KruseSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Jul 2006 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.01× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.74×
- WILLIAM N. DYEWillkie FarrFirst linked Jul 2006 · Named in a filing · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 3.68× · 95% wipeout 5.48×
- Thomas J. MurrayFirst linked Jul 2007 · Text search only · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.00×
- Howard A. SobelLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Jul 2006 · Text search only · 33 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.33× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.42×
- Thomas M. CerabinoWillkie FarrFirst linked Jul 2006 · Text search only · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.79× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel R. KinelHarter Secrest & Emery LLP | Nov 2013 | Named in a filing | 14 | 1.67 | 0.00 | 0.54 |
| Morgan D. ElwynWillkie Farr | Oct 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.02 |
| Richard B. AftanasSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Jul 2006 | Named in a filing | 91 | 0.94 | 0.00 | 0.90 |
| Rosalind Fahey KruseSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Jul 2006 | Named in a filing | 5 | 2.01 | 0.00 | 2.74 |
| WILLIAM N. DYEWillkie Farr | Jul 2006 | Named in a filing | 7 | 0.00 | 3.68 | 5.48 |
| Thomas J. Murray | Jul 2007 | Text search only | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Howard A. SobelLatham & Watkins LLP | Jul 2006 | Text search only | 33 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 1.42 |
| Thomas M. CerabinoWillkie Farr | Jul 2006 | Text search only | 9 | 0.79 | 0.00 | 1.26 |