Shift4 Payments, Inc. FOUR (last ticker on record)
CIK 1794669Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 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 Jan 2025
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC administrative actionSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative proceedingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- Said 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.
- Latham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Nov 2019 · Named in SEC correspondence · 2,667 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Simpson Thacher & BartlettFirst linked Nov 2019 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,396 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.28× · Went dark 0.11× · 95% wipeout 0.92×
- Walkers (Cayman)First linked Sep 2020 · Text search only · 191 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.25× · Went dark 0.26× · 95% wipeout 0.82×
- Kane Kessler, P.C.First linked Jun 2020 · Text search only · 58 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 1.59× · 95% wipeout 0.98×
- Ballard SpahrFirst linked Mar 2020 · Text search only · 492 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.23× · Went dark 1.06× · 95% wipeout 0.73×
- Locke LordFirst linked Mar 2020 · Text search only · 179 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.70× · Went dark 0.54× · 95% wipeout 1.00×
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked Mar 2020 · Text search only · 1,051 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.27× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Nov 2019 | Named in SEC correspondence | 2,667 | 0.98 | 0.31 | 1.10 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | Nov 2019 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,396 | 1.28 | 0.11 | 0.92 |
| Walkers (Cayman) | Sep 2020 | Text search only | 191 | 1.25 | 0.26 | 0.82 |
| Kane Kessler, P.C. | Jun 2020 | Text search only | 58 | 1.27 | 1.59 | 0.98 |
| Ballard Spahr | Mar 2020 | Text search only | 492 | 1.23 | 1.06 | 0.73 |
| Locke Lord | Mar 2020 | Text search only | 179 | 1.70 | 0.54 | 1.00 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Mar 2020 | Text search only | 1,051 | 1.31 | 0.27 | 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.
- Joshua Ford BonnieSimpson Thacher & BartlettFirst linked May 2020 · Named in SEC correspondence · 54 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.61× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- Adam J. GelardiLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Nov 2019 · Named in SEC correspondence · 17 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.85× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.68×
- Ian D. SchumanLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Nov 2019 · Named in SEC correspondence · 91 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Marc D. JaffeLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Nov 2019 · Named in SEC correspondence · 156 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.05× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.12×
- Richard A. FenyesSimpson Thacher & BartlettFirst linked Nov 2019 · Named in SEC correspondence · 39 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.36× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.32×
- Erich BluhmSullivan & CromwellFirst linked Jun 2020 · Text search only · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 3.77× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.64×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Ford BonnieSimpson Thacher & Bartlett | May 2020 | Named in SEC correspondence | 54 | 1.61 | 0.00 | 1.11 |
| Adam J. GelardiLatham & Watkins LLP | Nov 2019 | Named in SEC correspondence | 17 | 0.85 | 0.00 | 1.68 |
| Ian D. SchumanLatham & Watkins LLP | Nov 2019 | Named in SEC correspondence | 91 | 1.06 | 0.00 | 1.02 |
| Marc D. JaffeLatham & Watkins LLP | Nov 2019 | Named in SEC correspondence | 156 | 1.05 | 0.00 | 1.12 |
| Richard A. FenyesSimpson Thacher & Bartlett | Nov 2019 | Named in SEC correspondence | 39 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 0.32 |
| Erich BluhmSullivan & Cromwell | Jun 2020 | Text search only | 15 | 3.77 | 0.00 | 1.64 |