ACTERNA CORP ACTRQ (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 2002
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Aug 2000 to May 2003
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 0
- 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.
- Debevoise & PlimptonFirst linked Oct 1998 · Named in a filing · 424 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.10× · Went dark 0.14× · 95% wipeout 0.98×
- Ropes & GrayFirst linked Jan 1998 · Named in a filing · 914 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.97× · Went dark 0.14× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
- HALE AND DORRFirst linked Nov 1996 · Named in a filing · 665 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.22×
- Goodwin ProcterFirst linked Jan 1995 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,221 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.79× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debevoise & Plimpton | Oct 1998 | Named in a filing | 424 | 1.10 | 0.14 | 0.98 |
| Ropes & Gray | Jan 1998 | Named in a filing | 914 | 0.97 | 0.14 | 0.91 |
| HALE AND DORR | Nov 1996 | Named in a filing | 665 | 1.06 | 0.33 | 1.22 |
| Goodwin Procter | Jan 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,221 | 0.79 | 0.31 | 1.16 |