LendingTree, Inc. TREE (last ticker on record)
CIK 1434621Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restatement
- Bankruptcy
- 95% wipeout
- Restructuring
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
- 4
- Newest began Mar 2023
- Largest fall in its shares
- 97%
- Jul 2019 to Oct 2023
- Law firms
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (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)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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 Aug 2021 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,694 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.26× · Went dark 0.06× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Sheppard MullinFirst linked Jun 2011 · Named in SEC correspondence · 392 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 0.81× · 95% wipeout 1.22×
- McGuireWoods LLPFirst linked Aug 2010 · Named in SEC correspondence · 358 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.97× · Went dark 0.85× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- K&L GatesFirst linked May 2009 · Named in a filing · 723 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 1.35× · 95% wipeout 1.18×
- Wachtell Lipton Rosen & KatzFirst linked Jun 2008 · Named in a filing · 889 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.07× · 95% wipeout 0.59×
- Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLPFirst linked May 2008 · Text search only · 169 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.88× · Went dark 0.82× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Polk | Aug 2021 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,694 | 1.26 | 0.06 | 1.02 |
| Sheppard Mullin | Jun 2011 | Named in SEC correspondence | 392 | 1.12 | 0.81 | 1.22 |
| McGuireWoods LLP | Aug 2010 | Named in SEC correspondence | 358 | 0.97 | 0.85 | 1.11 |
| K&L Gates | May 2009 | Named in a filing | 723 | 1.06 | 1.35 | 1.18 |
| Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | Jun 2008 | Named in a filing | 889 | 1.31 | 0.07 | 0.59 |
| Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP | May 2008 | Text search only | 169 | 0.88 | 0.82 | 1.25 |
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.
- Edwin AstudilloSheppard MullinFirst linked Apr 2024 · Named in SEC correspondence · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.55×
- Lindsay H. FergusonSheppard MullinFirst linked Jul 2023 · Named in SEC correspondence · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Shane TintleDavis PolkFirst linked Jul 2022 · Named in SEC correspondence · 29 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.10× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.09×
- John D. TishlerSheppard MullinFirst linked Aug 2011 · Named in SEC correspondence · 20 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.36× · Went dark 3.18× · 95% wipeout 1.34×
- Elizabeth G. WrenKilpatrick StocktonFirst linked Nov 2010 · Named in a filing · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 3.55×
- Richard W. ViolaMcGuireWoods LLPFirst linked Sep 2010 · Named in SEC correspondence · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.64× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.79×
- PAMELA S. SEYMONWachtell Lipton Rosen & KatzFirst linked Aug 2008 · Named in a filing · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.88× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.94×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin AstudilloSheppard Mullin | Apr 2024 | Named in SEC correspondence | 12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.55 |
| Lindsay H. FergusonSheppard Mullin | Jul 2023 | Named in SEC correspondence | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shane TintleDavis Polk | Jul 2022 | Named in SEC correspondence | 29 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 1.09 |
| John D. TishlerSheppard Mullin | Aug 2011 | Named in SEC correspondence | 20 | 1.36 | 3.18 | 1.34 |
| Elizabeth G. WrenKilpatrick Stockton | Nov 2010 | Named in a filing | 13 | 1.27 | 0.00 | 3.55 |
| Richard W. ViolaMcGuireWoods LLP | Sep 2010 | Named in SEC correspondence | 12 | 0.64 | 0.00 | 0.79 |
| PAMELA S. SEYMONWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | Aug 2008 | Named in a filing | 11 | 0.88 | 0.00 | 0.94 |