Great Basin Scientific, Inc. GBSN (last ticker on record)
CIK 1512138Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Feb 2017
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Mar 2016 to Sep 2016
- Law firms
- 2
- 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)
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (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)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- 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.
- Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLPFirst linked Feb 2017 · Named in SEC correspondence · 67 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.28× · Went dark 1.77× · 95% wipeout 1.64×
- Dorsey & Whitney LLPFirst linked Jun 2014 · Named in SEC correspondence · 630 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.83× · Went dark 0.73× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP | Feb 2017 | Named in SEC correspondence | 67 | 2.28 | 1.77 | 1.64 |
| Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Jun 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 630 | 0.83 | 0.73 | 1.16 |
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.
- Kevin FriedmannRichardson & Patel LLPFirst linked Feb 2017 · Named in SEC correspondence · 33 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.80× · Went dark 1.73× · 95% wipeout 2.22×
- Jason K. BrenkertDorsey & Whitney LLPFirst linked Nov 2015 · Named in SEC correspondence · 35 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.29× · Went dark 0.84× · 95% wipeout 1.08×
- Michael R. NewtonDorsey & Whitney LLPFirst linked Jan 2015 · Named in a filing · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 12.36× · 95% wipeout 1.21×
- David F. MarxDorsey & Whitney LLPFirst linked Jun 2014 · Named in SEC correspondence · 22 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.41× · Went dark 3.19× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin FriedmannRichardson & Patel LLP | Feb 2017 | Named in SEC correspondence | 33 | 1.80 | 1.73 | 2.22 |
| Jason K. BrenkertDorsey & Whitney LLP | Nov 2015 | Named in SEC correspondence | 35 | 0.29 | 0.84 | 1.08 |
| Michael R. NewtonDorsey & Whitney LLP | Jan 2015 | Named in a filing | 8 | 0.00 | 12.36 | 1.21 |
| David F. MarxDorsey & Whitney LLP | Jun 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 22 | 1.41 | 3.19 | 1.16 |