Abtech Holdings, Inc. ABHD (last ticker on record)
CIK 1405858Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- 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 Nov 2017
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Mar 2011 to Aug 2018
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative actionSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative actionSEC 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 an SEC subpoenaForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions an SEC subpoenaForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions an SEC subpoenaForm 10-Q (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.
- Squire Sanders (US)First linked Apr 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 199 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.88× · Went dark 0.98× · 95% wipeout 1.13×
- Baker & HostetlerFirst linked Apr 2012 · Text search only · 231 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.11× · Went dark 1.12× · 95% wipeout 1.35×
- JUSTEENE BLANKENSHIPFirst linked Jul 2007 · Text search only · 20 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.36× · Went dark 2.40× · 95% wipeout 1.71×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squire Sanders (US) | Apr 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 199 | 0.88 | 0.98 | 1.13 |
| Baker & Hostetler | Apr 2012 | Text search only | 231 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.35 |
| JUSTEENE BLANKENSHIP | Jul 2007 | Text search only | 20 | 1.36 | 2.40 | 1.71 |
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.
- Christopher D. JohnsonSquire Sanders (US)First linked Apr 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 23 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.82× · Went dark 0.68× · 95% wipeout 2.14×
- Daniel B. EngLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLPFirst linked Jul 2007 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher D. JohnsonSquire Sanders (US) | Apr 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 23 | 0.82 | 0.68 | 2.14 |
| Daniel B. EngLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP | Jul 2007 | Named in a filing | 38 | 1.38 | 1.41 | 1.19 |