Real Goods Solar, Inc. RGSE (last ticker on record)
CIK 1425565Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restructuring
- 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
- 3
- Newest began Feb 2020
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Aug 2016 to May 2019
- Law firms
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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)
- A filing mentions an SEC subpoenaForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions an SEC subpoenaForm 10-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)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions an SEC subpoenaForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions an SEC subpoenaForm 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)
- 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)
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.
- Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLPFirst linked Mar 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 223 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.67× · Went dark 0.75× · 95% wipeout 0.97×
- Bartlit BeckFirst linked Feb 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 21 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.94× · Went dark 2.39× · 95% wipeout 2.27×
- Olshan Frome Wolosky LLPFirst linked Jul 2017 · Text search only · 390 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.38× · Went dark 0.86× · 95% wipeout 1.22×
- Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked Jul 2016 · Text search only · 963 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.96× · Went dark 1.12× · 95% wipeout 1.21×
- Norton RoseFirst linked Oct 2013 · Text search only · 304 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.11× · Went dark 0.52× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
- Fulbright & JaworskiFirst linked Sep 2013 · Text search only · 359 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.10× · Went dark 0.75× · 95% wipeout 1.35×
- Pryor CashmanFirst linked Jun 2013 · Text search only · 229 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.28× · Went dark 1.25× · 95% wipeout 1.28×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP | Mar 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 223 | 0.67 | 0.75 | 0.97 |
| Bartlit Beck | Feb 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 21 | 0.94 | 2.39 | 2.27 |
| Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP | Jul 2017 | Text search only | 390 | 1.38 | 0.86 | 1.22 |
| Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | Jul 2016 | Text search only | 963 | 0.96 | 1.12 | 1.21 |
| Norton Rose | Oct 2013 | Text search only | 304 | 1.11 | 0.52 | 1.24 |
| Fulbright & Jaworski | Sep 2013 | Text search only | 359 | 1.10 | 0.75 | 1.35 |
| Pryor Cashman | Jun 2013 | Text search only | 229 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 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 A. SmithEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked Sep 2016 · Named in SEC correspondence · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.74× · Went dark 2.59× · 95% wipeout 1.32×
- Jeffrey M. KnetschBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLPFirst linked Jun 2016 · Named in SEC correspondence · 16 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.50× · Went dark 1.95× · 95% wipeout 1.22×
- Thomas R. StephensBartlit BeckFirst linked Feb 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.81× · Went dark 4.50× · 95% wipeout 2.13×
- M. Ali PanjwaniPryor CashmanFirst linked Apr 2019 · Text search only · 80 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.02× · Went dark 2.24× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
- Andrew M. FreedmanOlshan Frome Wolosky LLPFirst linked Jul 2017 · Text search only · 52 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.61× · Went dark 0.72× · 95% wipeout 0.77×
- Neil GoldFulbright & JaworskiFirst linked Sep 2013 · Text search only · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.50× · Went dark 2.51× · 95% wipeout 1.71×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph A. SmithEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | Sep 2016 | Named in SEC correspondence | 18 | 1.74 | 2.59 | 1.32 |
| Jeffrey M. KnetschBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP | Jun 2016 | Named in SEC correspondence | 16 | 0.50 | 1.95 | 1.22 |
| Thomas R. StephensBartlit Beck | Feb 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 8 | 1.81 | 4.50 | 2.13 |
| M. Ali PanjwaniPryor Cashman | Apr 2019 | Text search only | 80 | 2.02 | 2.24 | 1.25 |
| Andrew M. FreedmanOlshan Frome Wolosky LLP | Jul 2017 | Text search only | 52 | 1.61 | 0.72 | 0.77 |
| Neil GoldFulbright & Jaworski | Sep 2013 | Text search only | 13 | 0.50 | 2.51 | 1.71 |