Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. AST (last ticker on record)
CIK 1572552Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 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
- 1
- Newest began Dec 2018
- Largest fall in its shares
- 96%
- Apr 2015 to Dec 2018
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
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.
- Cooley LLPFirst linked Feb 2019 · Named in a filing · 1,634 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.71× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
- Dentons US LLPFirst linked Dec 2014 · Named in SEC correspondence · 102 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.91× · Went dark 0.40× · 95% wipeout 1.48×
- Thompson, Welch, Soroko & Gilbert LLPFirst linked Apr 2013 · Named in SEC correspondence · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.31×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooley LLP | Feb 2019 | Named in a filing | 1,634 | 0.71 | 0.44 | 1.24 |
| Dentons US LLP | Dec 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 102 | 0.91 | 0.40 | 1.48 |
| Thompson, Welch, Soroko & Gilbert LLP | Apr 2013 | Named in SEC correspondence | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.31 |
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.
- Brian LeeDentons US LLPFirst linked Apr 2018 · Named in SEC correspondence · 19 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.63× · Went dark 1.76× · 95% wipeout 1.33×
- Ira L. KotelDentons US LLPFirst linked Mar 2015 · Named in a filing · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.60×
- Jeffrey A. BaumelDentons US LLPFirst linked Dec 2014 · Named in SEC correspondence · 31 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.41× · 95% wipeout 1.33×
- William T. WhelanMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.First linked Nov 2013 · Named in a filing · 19 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.46× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.97×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian LeeDentons US LLP | Apr 2018 | Named in SEC correspondence | 19 | 0.63 | 1.76 | 1.33 |
| Ira L. KotelDentons US LLP | Mar 2015 | Named in a filing | 13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.60 |
| Jeffrey A. BaumelDentons US LLP | Dec 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 31 | 1.03 | 0.41 | 1.33 |
| William T. WhelanMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. | Nov 2013 | Named in a filing | 19 | 0.46 | 0.00 | 0.97 |