MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC MRK (last ticker on record)
CIK 64978Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Restructuring
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Oct 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the Justice DepartmentForm 10-Q (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.
- McCarter & EnglishFirst linked May 2009 · Named in a filing · 141 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 0.69× · 95% wipeout 0.78×
- Fried FrankFirst linked May 2001 · Named in a filing · 540 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.33× · Went dark 0.24× · 95% wipeout 0.94×
- Pitney HardinFirst linked Mar 2000 · Named in a filing · 49 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.46× · Went dark 0.38× · 95% wipeout 1.07×
- Morgan LewisFirst linked Dec 1995 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,028 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCarter & English | May 2009 | Named in a filing | 141 | 1.18 | 0.69 | 0.78 |
| Fried Frank | May 2001 | Named in a filing | 540 | 1.33 | 0.24 | 0.94 |
| Pitney Hardin | Mar 2000 | Named in a filing | 49 | 1.46 | 0.38 | 1.07 |
| Morgan Lewis | Dec 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,028 | 1.18 | 0.31 | 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.
- David N. ShineFried FrankFirst linked Sep 2007 · Named in a filing · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.13×
- Michael A. LevittFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLPFirst linked Sep 2007 · Named in a filing · 27 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.16× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.19×
- GARY P. COOPERSTEINFried FrankFirst linked May 2001 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.32× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.74×
- WARREN J. CASEYPitney HardinFirst linked Mar 2000 · Named in a filing · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.85× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 3.36×
- Robert J. LichtensteinMorgan LewisFirst linked Dec 1995 · Named in SEC correspondence · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.65× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.46×
- WILLIAM W. ERICSONVENTURE LAW GROUPFirst linked May 2001 · Text search only · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.72× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David N. ShineFried Frank | Sep 2007 | Named in a filing | 9 | 0.98 | 0.00 | 1.13 |
| Michael A. LevittFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP | Sep 2007 | Named in a filing | 27 | 1.16 | 0.00 | 1.19 |
| GARY P. COOPERSTEINFried Frank | May 2001 | Named in a filing | 5 | 2.32 | 0.00 | 1.74 |
| WARREN J. CASEYPitney Hardin | Mar 2000 | Named in a filing | 9 | 1.85 | 0.00 | 3.36 |
| Robert J. LichtensteinMorgan Lewis | Dec 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence | 18 | 0.65 | 0.00 | 0.46 |
| WILLIAM W. ERICSONVENTURE LAW GROUP | May 2001 | Text search only | 8 | 0.72 | 0.00 | 1.20 |