COMVERGE, INC. COMV (last ticker on record)
CIK 1372664Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Mar 2012
- Largest fall in its shares
- 97%
- Jul 2007 to Dec 2011
- Law firms
- 8
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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.
- Kirkland & EllisFirst linked May 2012 · Named in a filing · 1,686 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.17× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Baker Botts L.L.P.First linked Aug 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 495 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.32× · Went dark 0.09× · 95% wipeout 1.03×
- Andrews Kurth LLPFirst linked Oct 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 398 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 1.30×
- Fish & RichardsonFirst linked Oct 2006 · Named in a filing · 37 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.93× · Went dark 1.30× · 95% wipeout 2.73×
- King & SpaldingFirst linked Oct 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 426 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.28× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 1.04×
- Husch & EppenbergerFirst linked Feb 2007 · Text search only · 26 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.93×
- Akin GumpFirst linked Oct 2006 · Text search only · 582 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 0.52× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
- Eilenberg & Krause LLPFirst linked Oct 2006 · Text search only · 35 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.12× · Went dark 1.61× · 95% wipeout 1.83×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | May 2012 | Named in a filing | 1,686 | 0.98 | 0.17 | 0.87 |
| Baker Botts L.L.P. | Aug 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 495 | 1.32 | 0.09 | 1.03 |
| Andrews Kurth LLP | Oct 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 398 | 1.27 | 0.35 | 1.30 |
| Fish & Richardson | Oct 2006 | Named in a filing | 37 | 0.93 | 1.30 | 2.73 |
| King & Spalding | Oct 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 426 | 1.28 | 0.35 | 1.04 |
| Husch & Eppenberger | Feb 2007 | Text search only | 26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.93 |
| Akin Gump | Oct 2006 | Text search only | 582 | 1.24 | 0.52 | 1.25 |
| Eilenberg & Krause LLP | Oct 2006 | Text search only | 35 | 2.12 | 1.61 | 1.83 |
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.
- James S. RoweKirkland & EllisFirst linked May 2012 · Named in a filing · 37 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.54× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.06×
- Michael H. WeedKirkland & EllisFirst linked May 2012 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Scott OlsonAndrews Kurth LLPFirst linked Nov 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 19 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.65× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.65×
- Tracey A. ZacconePaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & GarrisonFirst linked Nov 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 26 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.14× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.03×
- John B. ClutterbuckMayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton, L.L.P.First linked Oct 2006 · Named in a filing · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.16× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.42×
- Sheldon KrauseEilenberg & Krause LLPFirst linked Jan 2007 · Text search only · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.08× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.38×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James S. RoweKirkland & Ellis | May 2012 | Named in a filing | 37 | 1.54 | 0.00 | 2.06 |
| Michael H. WeedKirkland & Ellis | May 2012 | Named in a filing | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scott OlsonAndrews Kurth LLP | Nov 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 19 | 0.65 | 0.00 | 1.65 |
| Tracey A. ZacconePaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison | Nov 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 26 | 1.14 | 0.00 | 1.03 |
| John B. ClutterbuckMayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton, L.L.P. | Oct 2006 | Named in a filing | 11 | 1.16 | 0.00 | 2.42 |
| Sheldon KrauseEilenberg & Krause LLP | Jan 2007 | Text search only | 5 | 2.08 | 0.00 | 2.38 |