HD SUPPLY, INC.

CIK 1465264Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

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: 1; Newest began Jun 2019
Largest fall in its shares: —; None of 95% on record
Law firms: 23; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 8; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Dec 28, 2020Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jun 11, 2019A filing mentions an SEC subpoenaForm 10-Q (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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
King & Spalding	Jul 2009	Named in SEC correspondence	426	1.28	0.35	1.04
Debevoise & Plimpton	Jun 2009	Named in SEC correspondence	424	1.10	0.14	1.04
Jones Day	Jun 2016	Text search only	686	1.25	0.54	1.12
Clark Hill	Nov 2012	Text search only	51	1.57	0.00	0.70
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	Jul 2009	Text search only	826	1.02	0.18	0.83
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Jul 2009	Text search only	2,607	1.15	0.19	0.85
Baker Botts L.L.P.	Jul 2009	Text search only	495	1.32	0.09	1.03
Blake Cassels & Graydon	Jul 2009	Text search only	227	0.73	0.49	0.80
Cahill Gordon & Reindel	Jul 2009	Text search only	598	1.03	0.18	0.77
Dykema Gossett	Jul 2009	Text search only	115	0.95	0.23	0.87
Holland & Hart	Jul 2009	Text search only	240	0.82	0.92	0.86
Holland & Knight	Jul 2009	Text search only	413	1.17	0.82	1.19
Latham & Watkins LLP	Jul 2009	Text search only	2,667	0.98	0.31	1.10
Macpherson Leslie & Tyerman	Jul 2009	Text search only	14	0.95	0.00	0.73
McInnes Cooper	Jul 2009	Text search only	34	1.14	0.48	1.14
Miller Thomson	Jul 2009	Text search only	49	1.03	1.02	1.39
Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell	Jul 2009	Text search only	256	1.51	0.21	0.89
Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.	Jul 2009	Text search only	995	1.46	0.37	0.80
Ropes & Gray	Jul 2009	Text search only	914	0.98	0.14	0.92
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett	Jul 2009	Text search only	1,396	1.28	0.11	0.92
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Jul 2009	Text search only	889	1.31	0.07	0.59
Kirkland & Ellis	Jun 2009	Text search only	1,686	0.98	0.17	0.87
Shearman & Sterling	Jun 2009	Text search only	2,649	1.21	0.13	0.87

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.

Lawyers linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	95% wipeout
Keith M. TownsendKing & Spalding	Sep 2012	Named in SEC correspondence	58	0.76	0.30
Steven J. SlutzkyDebevoise & Plimpton	Jun 2009	Named in SEC correspondence	50	1.13	1.29
Joel T. MayBlake Cassels & Graydon	Jun 2016	Text search only	28	2.02	0.84
Arthur D. RobinsonSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	Jul 2009	Text search only	24	1.69	0.92
David S. DantzicLatham & Watkins LLP	Jul 2009	Text search only	10	2.68	0.00
John C. EricsonSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	Jul 2009	Text search only	20	0.75	1.34
Jonathan E. LevitskyDebevoise & Plimpton	Jul 2009	Text search only	14	1.31	0.57
Paul S. BirdDebevoise & Plimpton	Jul 2009	Text search only	26	1.96	0.81