Bluefire Renewables, Inc. BFRE (last ticker on record)
CIK 1370489Its 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 Aug 2016
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 3
- 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)
- SEC administrative actionSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative proceedingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a Wells noticeForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)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.
- Lucosky Brookman LLPFirst linked Feb 2011 · Named in SEC correspondence · 223 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 2.05× · 95% wipeout 1.19×
- ANSLOW & JACLIN, LLPFirst linked May 2009 · Named in a filing · 375 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 1.40× · 95% wipeout 0.93×
- Seward & KisselFirst linked Dec 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 164 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.78× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 1.28×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucosky Brookman LLP | Feb 2011 | Named in SEC correspondence | 223 | 1.24 | 2.05 | 1.19 |
| ANSLOW & JACLIN, LLP | May 2009 | Named in a filing | 375 | 1.17 | 1.40 | 0.93 |
| Seward & Kissel | Dec 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 164 | 0.78 | 0.19 | 1.28 |
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.
- Joseph M. LucoskyLucosky Brookman LLPFirst linked May 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 188 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 1.81× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
- Robert E. LustrinSeward & KisselFirst linked Dec 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 40 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.29× · Went dark 0.55× · 95% wipeout 3.08×
- Scott D. OlsonStoel RivesFirst linked Dec 2006 · Named in a filing · 24 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.02× · Went dark 1.61× · 95% wipeout 1.72×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph M. LucoskyLucosky Brookman LLP | May 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 188 | 1.24 | 1.81 | 1.24 |
| Robert E. LustrinSeward & Kissel | Dec 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 40 | 1.29 | 0.55 | 3.08 |
| Scott D. OlsonStoel Rives | Dec 2006 | Named in a filing | 24 | 1.02 | 1.61 | 1.72 |