MEDIA GENERAL INC MEG (last ticker on record)
CIK 216539Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restructuring
- 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 Nov 2013
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 12
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 12
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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)
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.
- Kirkland & EllisFirst linked May 2016 · Named in a filing · 1,686 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.17× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Fried FrankFirst linked Jul 2013 · Named in SEC correspondence · 540 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.33× · Went dark 0.24× · 95% wipeout 0.94×
- Jacobson LLPFirst linked Jul 2013 · Named in a filing · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.61× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.61×
- Troutman Sanders LLPFirst linked Jul 2013 · Named in a filing · 335 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.61× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
- McGuireWoods LLPFirst linked Jul 2001 · Named in SEC correspondence · 358 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.97× · Went dark 0.85× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- Williams MullenFirst linked Jan 2001 · Named in a filing · 113 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.67×
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPFirst linked Jul 2013 · Text search only · 1,125 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.23× · Went dark 0.20× · 95% wipeout 0.96×
- Kaye ScholerFirst linked Jul 2013 · Text search only · 161 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.88× · Went dark 1.03× · 95% wipeout 1.00×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked May 2010 · Text search only · 2,649 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.13× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Brown & WoodFirst linked Aug 2001 · Text search only · 299 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.53× · Went dark 0.47× · 95% wipeout 0.58×
- Satterlee Stephens LLPFirst linked Aug 2001 · Text search only · 35 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.33× · Went dark 0.36× · 95% wipeout 1.31×
- Sidley AustinFirst linked Aug 2001 · Text search only · 1,210 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.30× · Went dark 0.14× · 95% wipeout 0.93×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | May 2016 | Named in a filing | 1,686 | 0.98 | 0.17 | 0.87 |
| Fried Frank | Jul 2013 | Named in SEC correspondence | 540 | 1.33 | 0.24 | 0.94 |
| Jacobson LLP | Jul 2013 | Named in a filing | 18 | 0.61 | 0.00 | 0.61 |
| Troutman Sanders LLP | Jul 2013 | Named in a filing | 335 | 1.15 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| McGuireWoods LLP | Jul 2001 | Named in SEC correspondence | 358 | 0.97 | 0.85 | 1.11 |
| Williams Mullen | Jan 2001 | Named in a filing | 113 | 0.92 | 0.00 | 0.67 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Jul 2013 | Text search only | 1,125 | 1.23 | 0.20 | 0.96 |
| Kaye Scholer | Jul 2013 | Text search only | 161 | 0.88 | 1.03 | 1.00 |
| Shearman & Sterling | May 2010 | Text search only | 2,649 | 1.21 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| Brown & Wood | Aug 2001 | Text search only | 299 | 1.53 | 0.47 | 0.58 |
| Satterlee Stephens LLP | Aug 2001 | Text search only | 35 | 1.33 | 0.36 | 1.31 |
| Sidley Austin | Aug 2001 | Text search only | 1,210 | 1.30 | 0.14 | 0.93 |
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.
- Brian HechtKirkland & EllisFirst linked Jan 2017 · Named in a filing · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.94×
- Joshua N. KorffKirkland & EllisFirst linked Jan 2017 · Named in a filing · 107 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.65× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.43×
- Michael A. LevittFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLPFirst linked Jan 2014 · Named in a filing · 27 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.16× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.19×
- John E. SorkinJacobson LLPFirst linked Jul 2013 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.50× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 4.13×
- Philip RichterFried FrankFirst linked Jul 2013 · Named in SEC correspondence · 44 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.54× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.65×
- Paul T. ShultzFirst linked May 2007 · Named in a filing · 136 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.34× · Went dark 0.18× · 95% wipeout 1.49×
- John M. Oakey IIIWilliams MullenFirst linked Nov 2006 · Named in a filing · 17 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.56× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.05×
- Jane Whitt SellersMcGuireWoods LLPFirst linked Jul 2001 · Named in SEC correspondence · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.51× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Robert E. Spicer Jr.Williams MullenFirst linked Mar 2001 · Named in a filing · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.16× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.08×
- Joshua WechslerFried FrankFirst linked Nov 2015 · Text search only · 22 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.42× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.92×
- Stephen I. GloverGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPFirst linked Jul 2013 · Text search only · 31 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.56× · Went dark 1.39× · 95% wipeout 0.61×
- Edward F. PetroskySidley AustinFirst linked Aug 2001 · Text search only · 45 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.91× · Went dark 0.96× · 95% wipeout 0.44×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian HechtKirkland & Ellis | Jan 2017 | Named in a filing | 15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.94 |
| Joshua N. KorffKirkland & Ellis | Jan 2017 | Named in a filing | 107 | 0.65 | 0.00 | 1.43 |
| Michael A. LevittFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP | Jan 2014 | Named in a filing | 27 | 1.16 | 0.00 | 1.19 |
| John E. SorkinJacobson LLP | Jul 2013 | Named in a filing | 5 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 4.13 |
| Philip RichterFried Frank | Jul 2013 | Named in SEC correspondence | 44 | 1.54 | 0.00 | 1.65 |
| Paul T. Shultz | May 2007 | Named in a filing | 136 | 1.34 | 0.18 | 1.49 |
| John M. Oakey IIIWilliams Mullen | Nov 2006 | Named in a filing | 17 | 1.56 | 0.00 | 1.05 |
| Jane Whitt SellersMcGuireWoods LLP | Jul 2001 | Named in SEC correspondence | 8 | 0.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Robert E. Spicer Jr.Williams Mullen | Mar 2001 | Named in a filing | 11 | 1.16 | 0.00 | 2.08 |
| Joshua WechslerFried Frank | Nov 2015 | Text search only | 22 | 0.42 | 0.00 | 0.92 |
| Stephen I. GloverGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Jul 2013 | Text search only | 31 | 1.56 | 1.39 | 0.61 |
| Edward F. PetroskySidley Austin | Aug 2001 | Text search only | 45 | 0.91 | 0.96 | 0.44 |