SEARS ROEBUCK & CO S (last ticker on record)
CIK 319256Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
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 2005
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)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.
- Mayer BrownFirst linked Dec 1997 · Named in a filing · 680 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.34× · 95% wipeout 0.93×
- Dykema GossettFirst linked Apr 2011 · Text search only · 115 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.95× · Went dark 0.23× · 95% wipeout 0.88×
- K&L GatesFirst linked Apr 2011 · Text search only · 723 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 1.35× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Apr 2011 · Text search only · 2,650 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.13× · 95% wipeout 0.84×
- Wachtell Lipton Rosen & KatzFirst linked Apr 2011 · Text search only · 889 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.29× · Went dark 0.07× · 95% wipeout 0.59×
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonFirst linked Aug 2002 · Text search only · 741 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.12× · 95% wipeout 0.72×
- Morris Nichols Arsht & TunnellFirst linked Aug 2002 · Text search only · 256 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.51× · Went dark 0.21× · 95% wipeout 0.84×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayer Brown | Dec 1997 | Named in a filing | 680 | 0.98 | 0.34 | 0.93 |
| Dykema Gossett | Apr 2011 | Text search only | 115 | 0.95 | 0.23 | 0.88 |
| K&L Gates | Apr 2011 | Text search only | 723 | 1.06 | 1.35 | 1.20 |
| Shearman & Sterling | Apr 2011 | Text search only | 2,650 | 1.21 | 0.13 | 0.84 |
| Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | Apr 2011 | Text search only | 889 | 1.29 | 0.07 | 0.59 |
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | Aug 2002 | Text search only | 741 | 1.31 | 0.12 | 0.72 |
| Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell | Aug 2002 | Text search only | 256 | 1.51 | 0.21 | 0.84 |
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.
- Elizabeth A. RaymondMayer BrownFirst linked Aug 2002 · Named in a filing · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.08× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.08×
- Robert J. PenceFirst linked Apr 1995 · Named in SEC correspondence · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Janet L. FisherCleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonFirst linked Aug 2002 · Text search only · 23 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.02× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth A. RaymondMayer Brown | Aug 2002 | Named in a filing | 9 | 2.08 | 0.00 | 1.08 |
| Robert J. Pence | Apr 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Janet L. FisherCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | Aug 2002 | Text search only | 23 | 1.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |