CDW Corp CDW (last ticker on record)

CIK 1402057Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

Restructuring
SEC/DOJ scrutiny

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 Nov 2022
Largest fall in its shares: —; None of 95% on record
Law firms: 13; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 4; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Nov 2, 2022A filing mentions cooperating with the Justice DepartmentForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
Aug 13, 2020Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Sep 26, 2019Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 2, 2017Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Nov 6, 2015A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
Mar 3, 2015Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Dec 1, 2014Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Aug 6, 2014Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Apr 9, 2014Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jan 22, 2014Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Dec 23, 2013Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Sep 18, 2013Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jul 2, 2013Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
May 31, 2013Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Feb 6, 2013Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Nov 21, 2012Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Feb 17, 2012Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)

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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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
DLA Piper	Aug 2023	Named in a filing	1,184	1.00	0.45	1.20
FisherBroyles, LLP	Aug 2023	Named in a filing	30	1.02	0.00	1.04
Foley & Lardner	Sep 2010	Named in a filing	498	1.00	0.71	1.02
Kirkland & Ellis	Sep 2010	Named in SEC correspondence	1,686	0.98	0.17	0.87
Sidley Austin	Sep 2010	Named in a filing	1,210	1.30	0.14	0.93
Shearman & Sterling	Aug 2011	Text search only	2,649	1.21	0.13	0.87
Latham & Watkins LLP	Sep 2010	Text search only	2,667	0.98	0.31	1.10
McDermott Will & Emery	Sep 2010	Text search only	562	0.97	0.60	1.14
Michael Best & Friedrich	Sep 2010	Text search only	65	1.51	0.48	0.61
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy	Sep 2010	Text search only	439	1.03	0.35	0.76
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Sep 2010	Text search only	2,607	1.15	0.19	0.85
Vedder Price	Sep 2010	Text search only	144	1.03	0.35	0.94
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	Sep 2010	Text search only	1,051	1.31	0.27	0.91

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.

Lawyers linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	95% wipeout
Robert A. RyanSidley Austin	Aug 2023	Named in a filing	24	0.74	0.80
James S. RoweKirkland & Ellis	Sep 2010	Named in SEC correspondence	37	1.54	2.06
Mark A. HarrisMcDermott Will & Emery	Sep 2010	Text search only	7	2.12	0.00
Thomas A. ColeSidley Austin	Sep 2010	Text search only	25	1.23	0.47