Alta Mesa Resources, Inc. /DE AMR (last ticker on record)
CIK 1690769Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restructuring
- Bankruptcy
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
- 3
- Newest began Sep 2019
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Feb 2018 to Sep 2019
- Law firms
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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)
- 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)
- 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.
- Haynes and BooneFirst linked Sep 2017 · Named in SEC correspondence · 353 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.56× · 95% wipeout 0.84×
- Latham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Sep 2017 · Named in SEC correspondence · 2,667 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.First linked Nov 2016 · Named in SEC correspondence · 783 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.11× · 95% wipeout 1.03×
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked Nov 2016 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,051 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.27× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Sep 2017 · Text search only · 2,607 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
- Bracewell LLPFirst linked Feb 2017 · Text search only · 247 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.93× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.03×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haynes and Boone | Sep 2017 | Named in SEC correspondence | 353 | 1.03 | 0.56 | 0.84 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Sep 2017 | Named in SEC correspondence | 2,667 | 0.98 | 0.31 | 1.10 |
| Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. | Nov 2016 | Named in SEC correspondence | 783 | 1.09 | 0.11 | 1.03 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Nov 2016 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,051 | 1.31 | 0.27 | 0.91 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Sep 2017 | Text search only | 2,607 | 1.15 | 0.19 | 0.85 |
| Bracewell LLP | Feb 2017 | Text search only | 247 | 0.93 | 0.31 | 1.03 |
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.
- John M. GreerLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Feb 2020 · Named in a filing · 28 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.53×
- William B. NelsonHaynes and BooneFirst linked Apr 2018 · Named in a filing · 37 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.74×
- Bill NelsonShearman & SterlingFirst linked Feb 2018 · Named in SEC correspondence · 29 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.81×
- William N. Finnegan IVLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Oct 2017 · Named in SEC correspondence · 39 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.57× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- Debbie P. YeeLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Oct 2017 · Named in SEC correspondence · 60 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.85× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.33×
- Douglas E. McWilliamsVinson & Elkins L.L.P.First linked Mar 2017 · Named in SEC correspondence · 62 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.75× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Jennifer A. BenschWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked Nov 2016 · Named in SEC correspondence · 37 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.63× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.59×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John M. GreerLatham & Watkins LLP | Feb 2020 | Named in a filing | 28 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.53 |
| William B. NelsonHaynes and Boone | Apr 2018 | Named in a filing | 37 | 1.27 | 0.00 | 0.74 |
| Bill NelsonShearman & Sterling | Feb 2018 | Named in SEC correspondence | 29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.81 |
| William N. Finnegan IVLatham & Watkins LLP | Oct 2017 | Named in SEC correspondence | 39 | 0.57 | 0.00 | 1.11 |
| Debbie P. YeeLatham & Watkins LLP | Oct 2017 | Named in SEC correspondence | 60 | 0.85 | 0.00 | 1.33 |
| Douglas E. McWilliamsVinson & Elkins L.L.P. | Mar 2017 | Named in SEC correspondence | 62 | 0.75 | 0.00 | 1.10 |
| Jennifer A. BenschWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Nov 2016 | Named in SEC correspondence | 37 | 0.63 | 0.00 | 0.59 |