VISKASE COMPANIES INC
CIK 33073Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 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
- 1
- Newest began May 2005
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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.
- Jenner & BlockFirst linked Oct 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 122 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 0.78× · 95% wipeout 0.94×
- Sidley AustinFirst linked Jul 1995 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,210 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.30× · Went dark 0.14× · 95% wipeout 0.93×
- Brown RudnickFirst linked Oct 2004 · Text search only · 137 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.84× · Went dark 0.90× · 95% wipeout 0.97×
- Duane MorrisFirst linked Oct 2004 · Text search only · 413 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.76× · Went dark 1.28× · 95% wipeout 1.06×
- Mayer BrownFirst linked Oct 2004 · Text search only · 680 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.34× · 95% wipeout 0.94×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Oct 2004 · Text search only · 2,649 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.13× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloyFirst linked Apr 2003 · Text search only · 439 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 0.76×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenner & Block | Oct 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 122 | 1.12 | 0.78 | 0.94 |
| Sidley Austin | Jul 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,210 | 1.30 | 0.14 | 0.93 |
| Brown Rudnick | Oct 2004 | Text search only | 137 | 0.84 | 0.90 | 0.97 |
| Duane Morris | Oct 2004 | Text search only | 413 | 0.76 | 1.28 | 1.06 |
| Mayer Brown | Oct 2004 | Text search only | 680 | 0.98 | 0.34 | 0.94 |
| Shearman & Sterling | Oct 2004 | Text search only | 2,649 | 1.21 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy | Apr 2003 | Text search only | 439 | 1.03 | 0.35 | 0.76 |
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.
- Thomas A. MonsonJenner & BlockFirst linked Oct 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.76× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.57×
- Gary D. GerstmanSidley AustinFirst linked Oct 1995 · Named in SEC correspondence · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.74× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
- Dennis V. OsimitzSidley AustinFirst linked Jul 1995 · Named in SEC correspondence · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.67× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.59×
- Ronald S. BrodyMayer BrownFirst linked Oct 2004 · Text search only · 29 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas A. MonsonJenner & Block | Oct 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 12 | 1.76 | 0.00 | 1.57 |
| Gary D. GerstmanSidley Austin | Oct 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence | 13 | 2.74 | 0.00 | 0.91 |
| Dennis V. OsimitzSidley Austin | Jul 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence | 13 | 1.67 | 0.00 | 1.59 |
| Ronald S. BrodyMayer Brown | Oct 2004 | Text search only | 29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |