AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP AVD (last ticker on record)
CIK 5981Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- 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 2017
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a grand jury subpoenaForm 10-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.
- Proskauer RoseFirst linked Sep 2025 · Named in SEC correspondence · 492 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.48× · 95% wipeout 1.05×
- McDermott Will & EmeryFirst linked Jun 2001 · Named in a filing · 558 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.61× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proskauer Rose | Sep 2025 | Named in SEC correspondence | 492 | 1.15 | 0.48 | 1.05 |
| McDermott Will & Emery | Jun 2001 | Named in a filing | 558 | 0.98 | 0.61 | 1.10 |
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.
- Louis RamboProskauer RoseFirst linked Sep 2025 · Named in SEC correspondence · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 25.51× · 95% wipeout 1.12×
- Matthew S. O'LoughlinManatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLPFirst linked Sep 2025 · Named in SEC correspondence · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.05× · Went dark 1.94× · 95% wipeout 1.68×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis RamboProskauer Rose | Sep 2025 | Named in SEC correspondence | 18 | 0.92 | 25.51 | 1.12 |
| Matthew S. O'LoughlinManatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP | Sep 2025 | Named in SEC correspondence | 9 | 1.05 | 1.94 | 1.68 |