Vast Renewables Ltd VSTE (last ticker on record)
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- 95% wipeout
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 Feb 2025
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Dec 2023 to May 2025
- Law firms
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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.
- Perkins CoieFirst linked May 2025 · Named in a filing · 511 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.93× · Went dark 0.27× · 95% wipeout 0.98×
- White & CaseFirst linked Mar 2023 · Named in SEC correspondence · 907 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.04× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
- Norton RoseFirst linked Oct 2023 · Text search only · 305 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.11× · Went dark 0.52× · 95% wipeout 1.22×
- King & WoodFirst linked Mar 2023 · Text search only · 172 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.23× · Went dark 0.34× · 95% wipeout 1.23×
- Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloyFirst linked Mar 2023 · Text search only · 439 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.01× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 0.70×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins Coie | May 2025 | Named in a filing | 511 | 0.93 | 0.27 | 0.98 |
| White & Case | Mar 2023 | Named in SEC correspondence | 907 | 1.04 | 0.33 | 0.91 |
| Norton Rose | Oct 2023 | Text search only | 305 | 1.11 | 0.52 | 1.22 |
| King & Wood | Mar 2023 | Text search only | 172 | 1.23 | 0.34 | 1.23 |
| Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy | Mar 2023 | Text search only | 439 | 1.01 | 0.35 | 0.70 |
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.
- Russell DeutschWhite & CaseFirst linked Nov 2023 · Named in SEC correspondence · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.85× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.71×
- Elliott M. SmithWhite & CaseFirst linked Mar 2023 · Named in SEC correspondence · 107 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.26× · Went dark 0.51× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Doug McWilliamsVinson & Elkins L.L.P.First linked Mar 2023 · Text search only · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.19×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell DeutschWhite & Case | Nov 2023 | Named in SEC correspondence | 9 | 1.85 | 0.00 | 0.71 |
| Elliott M. SmithWhite & Case | Mar 2023 | Named in SEC correspondence | 107 | 1.26 | 0.51 | 1.10 |
| Doug McWilliamsVinson & Elkins L.L.P. | Mar 2023 | Text search only | 11 | 1.15 | 0.00 | 1.19 |