StartEngine Inc. STGC (last ticker on record)

CIK 1661779Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

Restatement

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 Aug 2022
Largest fall in its shares: —; None of 95% on record
Law firms: 3; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 1; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Aug 9, 2022Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)

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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
CrowdCheck Law LLP	Aug 2018	Named in SEC correspondence	18	1.06	0.00	1.58
CrowdCheck Law LLP (f/k/a KHLK LLP)	Aug 2018	Named in SEC correspondence	15	1.20	0.00	1.71
Willkie Farr	Dec 2018	Text search only	539	1.23	0.40	0.84

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.

Sara HanksClifford Chance US LLPFirst linked Jul 2017 · Named in SEC correspondence · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.94× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.41×