ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC. WMS (last ticker on record)
CIK 1604028Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restatement
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
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 Jul 2018
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC administrative proceedingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC enforcement releaseSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a formal order of investigationForm 10-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions an SEC subpoenaForm 10-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- 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.
- Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLPFirst linked Jun 2014 · Named in SEC correspondence · 97 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.43× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.73×
- Latham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Apr 2014 · Named in SEC correspondence · 2,667 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Squire Sanders (US)First linked Apr 2014 · Named in SEC correspondence · 199 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.88× · Went dark 0.98× · 95% wipeout 1.13×
- Kaye ScholerFirst linked Jul 2014 · Text search only · 161 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.88× · Went dark 1.03× · 95% wipeout 1.00×
- Patton BoggsFirst linked Jun 2014 · Text search only · 186 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 0.76× · 95% wipeout 1.35×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP | Jun 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 97 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 0.73 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Apr 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 2,667 | 0.98 | 0.31 | 1.10 |
| Squire Sanders (US) | Apr 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 199 | 0.88 | 0.98 | 1.13 |
| Kaye Scholer | Jul 2014 | Text search only | 161 | 0.88 | 1.03 | 1.00 |
| Patton Boggs | Jun 2014 | Text search only | 186 | 0.92 | 0.76 | 1.35 |
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.
- Aaron A. SeamonSquire Patton Boggs (US) LLPFirst linked Apr 2014 · Named in SEC correspondence · 14 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.60×
- Ian D. SchumanLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Apr 2014 · Named in SEC correspondence · 91 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Kirk A. DavenportLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Apr 2014 · Named in SEC correspondence · 52 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.77× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.80×
- Stephen C. MahonSquire Sanders (US)First linked Apr 2014 · Named in SEC correspondence · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.52× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- CAREY Y CIA. LTDA.First linked Jun 2014 · Text search only · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.02× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 3.40×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron A. SeamonSquire Patton Boggs (US) LLP | Apr 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 14 | 1.13 | 0.00 | 0.60 |
| Ian D. SchumanLatham & Watkins LLP | Apr 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 91 | 1.06 | 0.00 | 1.02 |
| Kirk A. DavenportLatham & Watkins LLP | Apr 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 52 | 0.77 | 0.00 | 0.80 |
| Stephen C. MahonSquire Sanders (US) | Apr 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 11 | 0.52 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| CAREY Y CIA. LTDA. | Jun 2014 | Text search only | 7 | 1.02 | 0.00 | 3.40 |