AMERICAN BANKNOTE CORP ABNKQ (last ticker on record)
CIK 51124Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Bankruptcy
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
- 3
- Newest began Jan 2005
- Largest fall in its shares
- 96%
- Dec 1997 to Jul 1999
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
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.
- Schnader Harrison Segal & LewisFirst linked Apr 1998 · Named in a filing · 54 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.05× · Went dark 0.64× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Kramer Levin NaftalisFirst linked Aug 1997 · Named in a filing · 304 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.95× · Went dark 0.68× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked Dec 1995 · Named in a filing · 1,051 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.27× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
- Sonnenschein Nath & RosenthalFirst linked Apr 1995 · Named in SEC correspondence · 160 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.08× · Went dark 0.56× · 95% wipeout 1.23×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis | Apr 1998 | Named in a filing | 54 | 1.05 | 0.64 | 1.02 |
| Kramer Levin Naftalis | Aug 1997 | Named in a filing | 304 | 0.95 | 0.68 | 1.16 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Dec 1995 | Named in a filing | 1,051 | 1.31 | 0.27 | 0.91 |
| Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal | Apr 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence | 160 | 1.08 | 0.56 | 1.23 |
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.
- Scott S. RosenblumKramer Levin NaftalisFirst linked Aug 1997 · Named in a filing · 21 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.77× · Went dark 0.41× · 95% wipeout 1.40×
- Harvey J. KesnerSichenzia Ross Ference LLPFirst linked Jan 1996 · Named in a filing · 67 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.02× · Went dark 0.90× · 95% wipeout 1.50×
- Dennis J. BlockCadwalader Wickersham & TaftFirst linked Dec 1995 · Named in a filing · 49 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.46× · Went dark 0.73× · 95% wipeout 1.23×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott S. RosenblumKramer Levin Naftalis | Aug 1997 | Named in a filing | 21 | 0.77 | 0.41 | 1.40 |
| Harvey J. KesnerSichenzia Ross Ference LLP | Jan 1996 | Named in a filing | 67 | 1.02 | 0.90 | 1.50 |
| Dennis J. BlockCadwalader Wickersham & Taft | Dec 1995 | Named in a filing | 49 | 1.46 | 0.73 | 1.23 |