HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC HBAN (last ticker on record)

CIK 49196Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

SEC/DOJ scrutiny
95% wipeout

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 Mar 2009
Largest fall in its shares: 95%; Dec 2006 to Mar 2009
Law firms: 10; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 17; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Mar 5, 2009Shares down 95% from their high
Oct 21, 2003A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)

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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
Sullivan & Cromwell	Nov 2011	Named in SEC correspondence	1,047	1.40	0.15	0.69
Venable LLP	Apr 2007	Named in a filing	506	0.79	0.38	0.73
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett	Jul 2005	Named in a filing	1,396	1.28	0.11	0.92
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Mar 2004	Named in SEC correspondence	889	1.31	0.07	0.59
Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.	Jul 1997	Named in a filing	995	1.46	0.37	0.80
Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP	Jan 1995	Named in SEC correspondence	67	0.63	0.54	1.07
Shearman & Sterling	Mar 2022	Text search only	2,649	1.21	0.13	0.87
Jones Day	Mar 2016	Text search only	686	1.25	0.54	1.12
DLA Piper	Nov 2011	Text search only	1,184	1.00	0.45	1.20
Davis Polk	Feb 2007	Text search only	1,694	1.26	0.06	1.02

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
Robert J. TannousPorter, Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP	May 2024	Named in a filing	16	0.00	1.92	1.15
Kathryn Gettles-AtwaWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Mar 2022	Named in a filing	26	1.80	0.00	0.78
Jacob A. KlingWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Jan 2021	Named in a filing	19	0.00	0.00	0.00
Andrew E. ZuckermanReid and Riege	Aug 2016	Named in a filing	72	1.12	0.00	0.72
Jared M. FishmanSullivan & Cromwell	Mar 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	20	1.49	0.00	0.37
Mark F. VeblenWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Mar 2016	Named in a filing	14	1.12	0.00	0.98
Mark J. MentingSullivan & Cromwell	Mar 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	24	1.50	0.00	0.00
Michael D. MartzVorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP	Nov 2013	Named in a filing	7	0.91	0.00	0.00
Nicholas G. DemmoWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Jan 2009	Named in a filing	62	1.60	0.00	0.85
Paul T. Shultz	Jul 2007	Named in a filing	136	1.34	0.18	1.49
Barbara NimsDavis Polk	Jul 2007	Named in a filing	12	1.64	0.00	0.90
Miranda SoDavis Polk	Apr 2007	Named in SEC correspondence	33	0.36	0.00	0.68
George R. Bason Jr.Davis Polk	Feb 2007	Named in SEC correspondence	37	1.28	0.00	0.58
John H. ButlerSidley Austin	Feb 2007	Named in SEC correspondence	20	0.39	0.00	0.80
Lawrence S. MakowWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Feb 2007	Named in a filing	45	1.74	0.00	0.92
Edward D. HerlihyWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Mar 2004	Named in a filing	148	1.03	0.00	0.43
Matthew M. GuestWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Apr 2007	Text search only	67	1.18	0.00	0.50