Willbros Group, Inc. WG (last ticker on record)
CIK 1449732Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- 95% wipeout
- 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 Jul 2015
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Jan 2010 to Mar 2018
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)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)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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.
- Conner & WintersFirst linked Nov 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 66 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 1.00×
- Sidley AustinFirst linked Nov 2008 · Named in a filing · 1,210 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.30× · Went dark 0.14× · 95% wipeout 0.93×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conner & Winters | Nov 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 66 | 1.06 | 0.19 | 1.00 |
| Sidley Austin | Nov 2008 | Named in a filing | 1,210 | 1.30 | 0.14 | 0.93 |
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.
- Mark D. BermanConner & WintersFirst linked Nov 2010 · Named in a filing · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.76× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Greg S. ScharlauConner & WintersFirst linked Nov 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.43× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.88×
- Robert J. MelgaardConner & WintersFirst linked Nov 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.79× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.18×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark D. BermanConner & Winters | Nov 2010 | Named in a filing | 11 | 1.76 | 0.00 | 1.10 |
| Greg S. ScharlauConner & Winters | Nov 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 10 | 1.43 | 0.00 | 1.88 |
| Robert J. MelgaardConner & Winters | Nov 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 15 | 1.79 | 0.00 | 1.18 |