SOUTHERN UNION CO SUG (last ticker on record)
CIK 203248Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 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
- 1
- Newest began Feb 2013
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Far more SEC letters than usualSEC letter (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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.
- Latham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Oct 2011 · Named in a filing · 2,667 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Locke LordFirst linked Nov 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 179 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.70× · Went dark 0.54× · 95% wipeout 1.00×
- Hughes Hubbard & ReedFirst linked Sep 1999 · Named in a filing · 121 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.21× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- Fleischman and WalshFirst linked Jan 1994 · Named in SEC correspondence · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.50× · Went dark 1.31× · 95% wipeout 1.22×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Oct 2011 | Named in a filing | 2,667 | 0.98 | 0.31 | 1.10 |
| Locke Lord | Nov 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 179 | 1.70 | 0.54 | 1.00 |
| Hughes Hubbard & Reed | Sep 1999 | Named in a filing | 121 | 1.17 | 0.21 | 1.26 |
| Fleischman and Walsh | Jan 1994 | Named in SEC correspondence | 12 | 2.50 | 1.31 | 1.22 |
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.
- David F. TaylorLocke LordFirst linked Nov 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 35 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.52× · Went dark 1.10× · 95% wipeout 2.68×
- Sean P. McGuinnessSWIDLER & BERLIN, CHARTEREDFirst linked Jul 2006 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.35× · Went dark 1.96× · 95% wipeout 2.33×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David F. TaylorLocke Lord | Nov 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 35 | 1.52 | 1.10 | 2.68 |
| Sean P. McGuinnessSWIDLER & BERLIN, CHARTERED | Jul 2006 | Named in a filing | 6 | 1.35 | 1.96 | 2.33 |