Sino Agro Food, Inc. SIAF (last ticker on record)
CIK 1488419Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- 95% wipeout
- 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 Dec 2018
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- May 2015 to Mar 2020
- Law firms
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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)
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.
- Sichenzia Ross Ference LLPFirst linked May 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,005 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 1.62× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- The Sourlis Law FirmFirst linked May 2011 · Named in SEC correspondence · 47 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 1.52× · 95% wipeout 1.00×
- Williams Law GroupFirst linked Apr 2011 · Text search only · 76 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.77× · Went dark 1.82× · 95% wipeout 1.30×
- ANSLOW & JACLIN, LLPFirst linked Nov 2010 · Text search only · 375 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 1.40× · 95% wipeout 0.93×
- Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLPFirst linked Nov 2010 · Text search only · 54 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.75× · Went dark 1.63× · 95% wipeout 1.56×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP | May 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,005 | 1.27 | 1.62 | 1.26 |
| The Sourlis Law Firm | May 2011 | Named in SEC correspondence | 47 | 1.24 | 1.52 | 1.00 |
| Williams Law Group | Apr 2011 | Text search only | 76 | 0.77 | 1.82 | 1.30 |
| ANSLOW & JACLIN, LLP | Nov 2010 | Text search only | 375 | 1.17 | 1.40 | 0.93 |
| Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP | Nov 2010 | Text search only | 54 | 0.75 | 1.63 | 1.56 |
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.
- Henry NisserSichenzia Ross Ference LLPFirst linked Mar 2013 · Named in a filing · 14 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.54× · Went dark 2.37× · 95% wipeout 1.75×
- Marc J. RossSichenzia Ross Ference LLPFirst linked Mar 2013 · Named in a filing · 155 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.34× · Went dark 1.96× · 95% wipeout 1.19×
- Joseph M. PatricolaThe Sourlis Law FirmFirst linked Aug 2011 · Named in SEC correspondence · 17 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.45× · Went dark 3.29× · 95% wipeout 2.13×
- Michael T. WilliamsWilliams Law GroupFirst linked Apr 2011 · Named in SEC correspondence · 88 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.55× · Went dark 1.50× · 95% wipeout 1.08×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry NisserSichenzia Ross Ference LLP | Mar 2013 | Named in a filing | 14 | 2.54 | 2.37 | 1.75 |
| Marc J. RossSichenzia Ross Ference LLP | Mar 2013 | Named in a filing | 155 | 1.34 | 1.96 | 1.19 |
| Joseph M. PatricolaThe Sourlis Law Firm | Aug 2011 | Named in SEC correspondence | 17 | 1.45 | 3.29 | 2.13 |
| Michael T. WilliamsWilliams Law Group | Apr 2011 | Named in SEC correspondence | 88 | 0.55 | 1.50 | 1.08 |