FRIENDLY ICE CREAM CORP FRN (last ticker on record)
CIK 39135Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
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 2005
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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.
- Brown RudnickFirst linked Jun 2006 · Named in a filing · 137 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.84× · Went dark 0.90× · 95% wipeout 0.97×
- Choate Hall & StewartFirst linked Nov 1997 · Named in a filing · 142 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.60× · Went dark 0.75× · 95% wipeout 1.29×
- Mayer BrownFirst linked Aug 1997 · Named in a filing · 680 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.34× · 95% wipeout 0.94×
- Cahill Gordon & ReindelFirst linked Jun 2004 · Text search only · 598 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.18× · 95% wipeout 0.77×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Jun 2004 · Text search only · 2,649 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.13× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Rudnick | Jun 2006 | Named in a filing | 137 | 0.84 | 0.90 | 0.97 |
| Choate Hall & Stewart | Nov 1997 | Named in a filing | 142 | 0.60 | 0.75 | 1.29 |
| Mayer Brown | Aug 1997 | Named in a filing | 680 | 0.98 | 0.34 | 0.94 |
| Cahill Gordon & Reindel | Jun 2004 | Text search only | 598 | 1.03 | 0.18 | 0.77 |
| Shearman & Sterling | Jun 2004 | Text search only | 2,649 | 1.21 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
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.
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David A. SchuetteMayer Brown | Jun 2004 | Named in a filing | 23 | 1.55 | 0.00 | 0.00 |