AUTONATION, INC. AN (last ticker on record)
CIK 350698Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Aug 2020
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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)
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.
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Oct 2001 · Named in a filing · 2,607 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
- Schulte Roth & ZabelFirst linked Dec 1996 · Named in a filing · 296 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.93× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 0.99×
- Akin GumpFirst linked Jul 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 582 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 0.52× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
- Akerman LLPFirst linked Aug 1995 · Named in SEC correspondence · 211 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.67× · 95% wipeout 1.36×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Aug 2006 · Text search only · 2,649 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.13× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLPFirst linked Nov 2001 · Text search only · 223 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.67× · Went dark 0.75× · 95% wipeout 0.97×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Oct 2001 | Named in a filing | 2,607 | 1.15 | 0.19 | 0.85 |
| Schulte Roth & Zabel | Dec 1996 | Named in a filing | 296 | 0.93 | 0.44 | 0.99 |
| Akin Gump | Jul 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 582 | 1.24 | 0.52 | 1.25 |
| Akerman LLP | Aug 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence | 211 | 1.09 | 0.67 | 1.36 |
| Shearman & Sterling | Aug 2006 | Text search only | 2,649 | 1.21 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP | Nov 2001 | Text search only | 223 | 0.67 | 0.75 | 0.97 |
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.
- Gary P. CullenSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Oct 2001 · Named in a filing · 14 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 1.44× · 95% wipeout 2.05×
- Jonathan L. AwnerAkerman LLPFirst linked Dec 1996 · Named in a filing · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.48× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 3.88×
- Michael G. McKinnonPaul HastingsFirst linked Sep 2006 · Text search only · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.05× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary P. CullenSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Oct 2001 | Named in a filing | 14 | 1.21 | 1.44 | 2.05 |
| Jonathan L. AwnerAkerman LLP | Dec 1996 | Named in a filing | 13 | 1.48 | 0.00 | 3.88 |
| Michael G. McKinnonPaul Hastings | Sep 2006 | Text search only | 5 | 1.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 |