Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA (last ticker on record)

CIK 1577552Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

SEC/DOJ scrutiny

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Red flags: 1; Newest began Jul 2018
Largest fall in its shares: —; None of 95% on record
Law firms: 15; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 21; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Jul 27, 2018A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 20-F (opens in a new tab)
Jun 25, 2015A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 20-F (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
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler	Sep 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	185	0.89	0.51	1.17
Maples and Calder	May 2014	Named in a filing	1,144	0.95	0.26	0.92
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett	May 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	1,396	1.28	0.11	0.92
Sullivan & Cromwell	May 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	1,047	1.40	0.15	0.69
O Melveny & Myers LLP	Jun 2014	Text search only	589	1.07	0.25	1.07
Davis Polk	May 2014	Text search only	1,694	1.26	0.06	1.02
Fenwick & West LLP	May 2014	Text search only	443	0.95	0.21	1.23
King & Wood	May 2014	Text search only	172	1.23	0.34	1.24
Kirkland & Ellis	May 2014	Text search only	1,686	0.98	0.17	0.87
Morrison & Foerster	May 2014	Text search only	825	1.17	0.55	1.15
Shearman & Sterling	May 2014	Text search only	2,649	1.21	0.13	0.87
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	May 2014	Text search only	2,607	1.15	0.19	0.85
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	May 2014	Text search only	889	1.31	0.07	0.59
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	May 2014	Text search only	1,051	1.31	0.27	0.91
White & Case	May 2014	Text search only	907	1.04	0.33	0.91

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	Went dark	95% wipeout
Yi GaoSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	Sep 2022	Named in a filing	27	1.26	0.00	1.38
Kevin P. KennedySimpson Thacher & Bartlett	Oct 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	24	1.06	0.00	1.18
Daniel N. WebbSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	Aug 2015	Named in SEC correspondence	23	1.41	0.00	0.00
Herman H. RaspéPatterson Belknap Webb & Tyler	Sep 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	10	0.69	0.00	1.48
Daniel FertigSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	May 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	39	1.24	0.00	1.28
Jay ClaytonSullivan & Cromwell	May 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	13	2.43	0.00	0.94
Sarah P. PayneSullivan & Cromwell	May 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	25	0.87	0.00	0.42
William H. Hinman Jr.Simpson Thacher & Bartlett	May 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	39	2.18	0.00	1.11
William Y. ChuaSullivan & Cromwell	May 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	18	0.61	0.00	1.67
Thomas J. IveySkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Sep 2014	Text search only	39	1.55	0.00	2.10
Marc R. PackerSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Aug 2014	Text search only	5	2.23	0.00	2.15
Herman H. Rasp	Aug 2014	Text search only	6	1.27	0.00	0.00
Paul S. ScrivanoO Melveny & Myers LLP	Jun 2014	Text search only	19	1.32	0.00	0.69
Z. Julie GaoSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Jun 2014	Text search only	124	1.00	0.00	1.01
Chris LinSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	May 2014	Text search only	39	1.28	1.55	1.65
David T. ZhangKirkland & Ellis	May 2014	Text search only	118	1.03	0.61	1.22
Jesse SheleyKirkland & Ellis	May 2014	Text search only	19	1.41	0.00	0.58
Kathryn King SudolSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	May 2014	Text search only	36	1.16	0.85	1.41
Kenneth A. SiegelMorrison & Foerster	May 2014	Text search only	7	1.01	0.00	0.00
Lee EdwardsShearman & Sterling	May 2014	Text search only	18	2.22	0.65	2.33
Leif B. KingSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	May 2014	Text search only	12	1.97	0.00	0.00