GEOKINETICS INC GOK (last ticker on record)
CIK 314606Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Bankruptcy
- Restructuring
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
- 4
- Newest began Mar 2013
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Apr 2006 to May 2013
- Law firms
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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)
- 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)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- 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.
- Akin GumpFirst linked Mar 2013 · Named in a filing · 582 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 0.52× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
- Haynes and BooneFirst linked Jun 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 353 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.56× · 95% wipeout 0.84×
- WILLIAMS & MARTINFirst linked Dec 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.14× · Went dark 0.94× · 95% wipeout 1.76×
- Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & MartinFirst linked Nov 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 16 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.91× · Went dark 1.24× · 95% wipeout 1.48×
- Feldman WeinsteinFirst linked Jul 2006 · Text search only · 278 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 1.17× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- Satterlee Stephens LLPFirst linked May 2003 · Text search only · 35 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.33× · Went dark 0.36× · 95% wipeout 1.31×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akin Gump | Mar 2013 | Named in a filing | 582 | 1.24 | 0.52 | 1.25 |
| Haynes and Boone | Jun 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 353 | 1.03 | 0.56 | 0.84 |
| WILLIAMS & MARTIN | Dec 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 13 | 1.14 | 0.94 | 1.76 |
| Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Martin | Nov 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 16 | 1.91 | 1.24 | 1.48 |
| Feldman Weinstein | Jul 2006 | Text search only | 278 | 0.92 | 1.17 | 1.20 |
| Satterlee Stephens LLP | May 2003 | Text search only | 35 | 1.33 | 0.36 | 1.31 |
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 P. ElderAkin GumpFirst linked Mar 2013 · Named in a filing · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.98×
- William B. NelsonHaynes and BooneFirst linked Mar 2011 · Named in SEC correspondence · 37 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.74×
- Guy YoungHaynes and BooneFirst linked Oct 2010 · Named in SEC correspondence · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.63× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.74×
- George G. Young IIIHaynes and BooneFirst linked Jun 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 14 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.61× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.40×
- John W. MenkeHaynes and BooneFirst linked Jun 2009 · Named in a filing · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 3.18× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.50×
- Bruce CzachorShearman & SterlingFirst linked Feb 2007 · Named in a filing · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 3.64×
- James J. Spring IIIChamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & MartinFirst linked Dec 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.95× · Went dark 1.15× · 95% wipeout 1.34×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David P. ElderAkin Gump | Mar 2013 | Named in a filing | 9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.98 |
| William B. NelsonHaynes and Boone | Mar 2011 | Named in SEC correspondence | 37 | 1.27 | 0.00 | 0.74 |
| Guy YoungHaynes and Boone | Oct 2010 | Named in SEC correspondence | 5 | 1.63 | 0.00 | 1.74 |
| George G. Young IIIHaynes and Boone | Jun 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 14 | 1.61 | 0.00 | 1.40 |
| John W. MenkeHaynes and Boone | Jun 2009 | Named in a filing | 9 | 3.18 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
| Bruce CzachorShearman & Sterling | Feb 2007 | Named in a filing | 10 | 1.06 | 0.00 | 3.64 |
| James J. Spring IIIChamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Martin | Dec 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 6 | 2.95 | 1.15 | 1.34 |