AKORN INC AKRXQ (last ticker on record)
CIK 3116Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- 95% wipeout
- Restructuring
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Bankruptcy
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
- 5
- Newest began May 2020
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Apr 2015 to Oct 2020
- Law firms
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)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)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- SEC enforcement releaseSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative proceedingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC enforcement releaseSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (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.
- Polsinelli PCFirst linked May 2014 · Named in a filing · 82 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.22× · Went dark 0.81× · 95% wipeout 1.36×
- Bryan CaveFirst linked Oct 2009 · Named in a filing · 471 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.76× · 95% wipeout 0.98×
- Luce Forward Hamilton & ScrippsFirst linked Sep 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 80 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.85× · Went dark 1.20× · 95% wipeout 0.90×
- Winston & StrawnFirst linked Jul 1998 · Named in a filing · 585 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 0.60× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Jones WalkerFirst linked Jul 1997 · Named in a filing · 161 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.34× · Went dark 0.23× · 95% wipeout 0.94×
- Sidley AustinFirst linked Sep 2004 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polsinelli PC | May 2014 | Named in a filing | 82 | 1.22 | 0.81 | 1.36 |
| Bryan Cave | Oct 2009 | Named in a filing | 471 | 1.09 | 0.76 | 0.98 |
| Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps | Sep 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 80 | 0.85 | 1.20 | 0.90 |
| Winston & Strawn | Jul 1998 | Named in a filing | 585 | 1.18 | 0.60 | 1.02 |
| Jones Walker | Jul 1997 | Named in a filing | 161 | 1.34 | 0.23 | 0.94 |
| Sidley Austin | Sep 2004 | 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.
- Nicholas A. DorseyCravath Swaine & MooreFirst linked Sep 2019 · Named in SEC correspondence · 24 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.90× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.75×
- Donald E. FigliuloBryan CaveFirst linked Mar 2012 · Named in a filing · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.34× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.60×
- John L. MacCarthyWinston & StrawnFirst linked Jul 1998 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 3.61× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.79×
- Margaret F. MurphyJones WalkerFirst linked Jul 1997 · Named in a filing · 32 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.87× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.65×
- Thomas A. ColeSidley AustinFirst linked Sep 2004 · Text search only · 25 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.23× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.47×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas A. DorseyCravath Swaine & Moore | Sep 2019 | Named in SEC correspondence | 24 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.75 |
| Donald E. FigliuloBryan Cave | Mar 2012 | Named in a filing | 12 | 2.34 | 0.00 | 2.60 |
| John L. MacCarthyWinston & Strawn | Jul 1998 | Named in a filing | 5 | 3.61 | 0.00 | 1.79 |
| Margaret F. MurphyJones Walker | Jul 1997 | Named in a filing | 32 | 1.87 | 0.00 | 1.65 |
| Thomas A. ColeSidley Austin | Sep 2004 | Text search only | 25 | 1.23 | 0.00 | 0.47 |