WACHOVIA CORP NEW WB (last ticker on record)

CIK 36995Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

SEC/DOJ scrutiny

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 Mar 2003
Largest fall in its shares: —; None of 95% on record
Law firms: 21; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 24; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Nov 4, 2004SEC enforcement releaseSEC release (opens in a new tab)
Nov 4, 2004An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
Nov 14, 2003A filing mentions a formal order of investigationForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
Aug 14, 2003A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
Mar 31, 2003A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft	Jan 2006	Named in a filing	305	1.14	0.24	0.95
Alston & Bird	Oct 2005	Named in a filing	583	0.99	0.39	0.79
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	Sep 2002	Named in a filing	741	1.31	0.12	0.76
Brown & Wood	Oct 2001	Named in a filing	299	1.53	0.47	0.58
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan	May 1998	Named in a filing	178	0.98	0.78	0.96
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett	Jan 1998	Named in SEC correspondence	1,396	1.28	0.11	0.92
Hunton & Williams	Nov 1997	Named in a filing	404	1.06	0.36	0.65
Pepper Hamilton	Oct 1997	Named in a filing	340	1.03	0.35	1.13
Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.	Dec 1996	Named in a filing	995	1.46	0.37	0.80
Luse Gorman, PC	Aug 1996	Named in SEC correspondence	301	0.58	0.06	0.21
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Aug 1996	Named in SEC correspondence	889	1.31	0.07	0.59
Bass, Berry & Sims	Dec 1995	Named in a filing	40	0.88	0.61	0.70
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, L.L.P.	Oct 1995	Named in a filing	52	0.78	0.00	0.38
Silver, Freedman, Taff & Tiernan LLP	Sep 1995	Named in SEC correspondence	190	0.27	0.39	0.34
Breyer & Aguggia	Jul 1995	Named in SEC correspondence	21	0.33	0.00	0.85
Sullivan & Cromwell	Jan 1995	Named in SEC correspondence	1,047	1.40	0.15	0.69
Muldoon Murphy Faucette & Aguggia LLP	Jul 1994	Named in SEC correspondence	161	0.32	0.00	0.38
Cummings & Lockwood	Apr 1994	Named in SEC correspondence	29	1.07	0.49	2.03
Ward and Smith, P.A.	Mar 1994	Named in SEC correspondence	29	0.54	1.37	1.16
Williams Mullen	Oct 2001	Text search only	113	0.92	0.00	0.67
ROBINSON BRADSHAW & HINSON	Jun 2001	Text search only	58	1.13	0.57	1.27

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.

Lawyers linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Catherine M. ClarkinSullivan & Cromwell	Mar 2007	Named in a filing	52	1.52	0.00	0.77
Louis J. BevilacquaCadwalader Wickersham & Taft	Jan 2006	Named in a filing	9	0.77	0.00	0.00
Mark J. WelshimerSullivan & Cromwell	Jan 2006	Named in a filing	11	2.98	0.00	1.29
David E. Brown Jr.Alston & Bird	Sep 2005	Named in a filing	24	1.32	0.00	0.00
KENNETH L. BACHMANCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	Sep 2002	Named in a filing	9	2.42	3.54	2.73
Robert W. DownesSullivan & Cromwell	Sep 2002	Named in a filing	58	1.62	0.82	0.52
Mark J. MentingSullivan & Cromwell	Nov 1999	Named in a filing	24	1.50	0.00	0.00
Charles I. CogutSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	Jun 1999	Named in a filing	15	1.20	0.00	0.75
Mario A. PonceSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	Jun 1999	Named in a filing	23	2.60	1.10	1.22
Craig M. WassermanWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Apr 1998	Named in a filing	33	1.49	1.05	0.66
Lee MeyersonSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	Jan 1998	Named in SEC correspondence	44	1.00	0.00	0.56
David M. CarterHunton & Williams	Nov 1997	Named in a filing	22	1.00	0.00	1.37
Mitchell S. EitelSullivan & Cromwell	Nov 1996	Named in SEC correspondence	29	1.87	0.00	0.49
Eric LuseLuse Gorman, PC	Aug 1996	Named in SEC correspondence	67	0.86	0.00	0.24
Edward D. HerlihyWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Aug 1996	Named in SEC correspondence	148	1.03	0.00	0.43
Bob F. ThompsonBass, Berry & Sims	Dec 1995	Named in a filing	14	0.87	0.00	0.63
EDWARD C. WINSLOW IIIBrooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, L.L.P.	Oct 1995	Named in a filing	13	0.56	0.00	0.00
John F. Breyer Jr.Breyer & Associates PC	Jul 1995	Named in SEC correspondence	29	0.28	0.95	0.39
Paul M. AguggiaMuldoon Murphy Faucette & Aguggia LLP	Jul 1995	Named in SEC correspondence	41	0.57	0.00	0.00
ROBERT B. HIDEN JR.Sullivan & Cromwell	Jan 1995	Named in SEC correspondence	5	1.75	0.00	0.00
Cynthia M. KrusEversheds Sutherland (US) LLP	Jul 1994	Named in SEC correspondence	15	1.38	0.00	0.00
Thomas J. HaggertyMuldoon Murphy Faucette & Aguggia LLP	Jul 1994	Named in SEC correspondence	8	1.45	0.00	0.00
Paul G. HughesCummings & Lockwood	Apr 1994	Named in SEC correspondence	10	0.68	0.00	1.27
Anthony Gaeta Jr.Gaeta & Glesener, P.A.	Mar 1994	Named in SEC correspondence	13	1.12	0.74	0.72