Violin Memory Inc VMEM (last ticker on record)
CIK 1407190Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 95% wipeout
- Restructuring
- Bankruptcy
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 Dec 2016
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Oct 2013 to Apr 2017
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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.
- Davis PolkFirst linked Nov 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,694 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.26× · Went dark 0.06× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Pillsbury WinthropFirst linked Oct 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 516 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.82× · 95% wipeout 1.27×
- HALE AND DORRFirst linked Jul 2013 · Text search only · 665 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Jul 2013 · Text search only · 662 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.14× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Polk | Nov 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,694 | 1.26 | 0.06 | 1.02 |
| Pillsbury Winthrop | Oct 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 516 | 1.13 | 0.82 | 1.27 |
| HALE AND DORR | Jul 2013 | Text search only | 665 | 1.06 | 0.33 | 1.26 |
| WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Jul 2013 | Text search only | 662 | 1.14 | 0.33 | 1.26 |
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.
- Alan F. DenenbergDavis PolkFirst linked Sep 2013 · Named in SEC correspondence · 114 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.19× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.46×
- James J. MasettiPillsbury WinthropFirst linked Nov 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 22 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.18×
- Jorge del CalvoPillsbury WinthropFirst linked Nov 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 42 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.33× · Went dark 0.57× · 95% wipeout 1.82×
- Heidi E. MayonGoodwin ProcterFirst linked Oct 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 39 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.41×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan F. DenenbergDavis Polk | Sep 2013 | Named in SEC correspondence | 114 | 1.19 | 0.00 | 1.46 |
| James J. MasettiPillsbury Winthrop | Nov 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 22 | 1.18 | 0.00 | 2.18 |
| Jorge del CalvoPillsbury Winthrop | Nov 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 42 | 1.33 | 0.57 | 1.82 |
| Heidi E. MayonGoodwin Procter | Oct 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 39 | 1.17 | 0.00 | 1.41 |