WideOpenWest, Inc. WOW (last ticker on record)
CIK 1701051Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- 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 Mar 2019
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 9
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 10
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-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)
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.
- Simpson Thacher & BartlettFirst linked Sep 2025 · Named in a filing · 1,396 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.28× · Went dark 0.11× · 95% wipeout 0.92×
- Wachtell Lipton Rosen & KatzFirst linked Sep 2025 · Named in a filing · 889 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.07× · 95% wipeout 0.59×
- Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLPFirst linked Nov 2019 · Named in a filing · 159 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 0.69× · 95% wipeout 0.88×
- Davis PolkFirst linked Mar 2017 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,694 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.26× · Went dark 0.06× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Kirkland & EllisFirst linked Mar 2017 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,686 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.17× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Conyers Dill & PearmanFirst linked May 2017 · Text search only · 531 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.89× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
- Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & GarrisonFirst linked May 2017 · Text search only · 826 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.02× · Went dark 0.18× · 95% wipeout 0.83×
- Howard and HowardFirst linked Mar 2017 · Text search only · 38 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.28× · Went dark 0.47× · 95% wipeout 0.37×
- Morgan LewisFirst linked Mar 2017 · Text search only · 1,028 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | Sep 2025 | Named in a filing | 1,396 | 1.28 | 0.11 | 0.92 |
| Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | Sep 2025 | Named in a filing | 889 | 1.31 | 0.07 | 0.59 |
| Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP | Nov 2019 | Named in a filing | 159 | 0.92 | 0.69 | 0.88 |
| Davis Polk | Mar 2017 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,694 | 1.26 | 0.06 | 1.02 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | Mar 2017 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,686 | 0.98 | 0.17 | 0.87 |
| Conyers Dill & Pearman | May 2017 | Text search only | 531 | 0.89 | 0.35 | 1.16 |
| Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison | May 2017 | Text search only | 826 | 1.02 | 0.18 | 0.83 |
| Howard and Howard | Mar 2017 | Text search only | 38 | 0.28 | 0.47 | 0.37 |
| Morgan Lewis | Mar 2017 | Text search only | 1,028 | 1.18 | 0.31 | 1.02 |
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.
- Adam O. EmmerichWachtell Lipton Rosen & KatzFirst linked Sep 2025 · Named in a filing · 91 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.14× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.67×
- Christopher MaySimpson Thacher & BartlettFirst linked Sep 2025 · Named in a filing · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.84× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.79×
- Jenna E. LevineWachtell Lipton Rosen & KatzFirst linked Sep 2025 · Named in a filing · 35 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.33×
- Jeffrey H. KurasHonigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLPFirst linked Nov 2019 · Named in a filing · 17 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.96× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.57×
- Phillip D. TorrenceHonigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLPFirst linked Nov 2019 · Named in a filing · 17 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.95× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.69×
- Joshua N. KorffKirkland & EllisFirst linked Apr 2017 · Named in SEC correspondence · 107 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.65× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.43×
- Brian HechtKirkland & EllisFirst linked Mar 2017 · Named in SEC correspondence · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.94×
- Richard D. Truesdell Jr.Davis PolkFirst linked Mar 2017 · Named in SEC correspondence · 149 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.91× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.06×
- Joshua KoganKirkland & EllisFirst linked May 2017 · Text search only · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Kenneth M. SchneiderPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & GarrisonFirst linked May 2017 · Text search only · 23 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.38× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.54×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam O. EmmerichWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | Sep 2025 | Named in a filing | 91 | 1.14 | 0.00 | 0.67 |
| Christopher MaySimpson Thacher & Bartlett | Sep 2025 | Named in a filing | 10 | 0.84 | 0.00 | 1.79 |
| Jenna E. LevineWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | Sep 2025 | Named in a filing | 35 | 1.09 | 0.00 | 0.33 |
| Jeffrey H. KurasHonigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP | Nov 2019 | Named in a filing | 17 | 0.96 | 0.00 | 0.57 |
| Phillip D. TorrenceHonigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP | Nov 2019 | Named in a filing | 17 | 1.95 | 0.00 | 0.69 |
| Joshua N. KorffKirkland & Ellis | Apr 2017 | Named in SEC correspondence | 107 | 0.65 | 0.00 | 1.43 |
| Brian HechtKirkland & Ellis | Mar 2017 | Named in SEC correspondence | 15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.94 |
| Richard D. Truesdell Jr.Davis Polk | Mar 2017 | Named in SEC correspondence | 149 | 0.91 | 0.00 | 1.06 |
| Joshua KoganKirkland & Ellis | May 2017 | Text search only | 10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.10 |
| Kenneth M. SchneiderPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison | May 2017 | Text search only | 23 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.54 |