MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC. MER (last ticker on record)

CIK 65100Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

Restatement
Delisting notice (not a red flag)
SEC/DOJ scrutiny

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 2010
Largest fall in its shares: —; None of 95% on record
Law firms: 9; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 11; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Nov 1, 2010A filing mentions a Wells noticeForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 11, 2010A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-K (opens in a new tab)
Jan 2, 2009Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Feb 25, 2008Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Feb 25, 2008A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-K (opens in a new tab)
Nov 7, 2007A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
Mar 17, 2003SEC enforcement releaseSEC release (opens in a new tab)
Mar 17, 2003An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.	Feb 2012	Named in a filing	995	1.46	0.37	0.80
/ S / M C G UIRE W OODS	Nov 2011	Named in a filing	5	2.36	0.00	0.00
Morrison & Foerster	Mar 2009	Named in a filing	825	1.17	0.55	1.15
McGuireWoods LLP	Jan 2009	Named in a filing	358	0.97	0.85	1.11
White & Case	May 2007	Named in SEC correspondence	907	1.04	0.33	0.91
Sullivan & Cromwell	Feb 2002	Named in SEC correspondence	1,047	1.40	0.15	0.69
Sidley Austin	May 2001	Named in SEC correspondence	1,210	1.30	0.14	0.93
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Nov 1996	Named in a filing	2,607	1.15	0.19	0.85
Brown & Wood	Jan 1994	Named in SEC correspondence	299	1.53	0.47	0.58

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
Richard W. ViolaMcGuireWoods LLP	Nov 2012	Named in a filing	12	0.64	0.00	0.79
James R. TanenbaumMorrison & Foerster	Mar 2009	Named in a filing	46	1.41	1.54	1.14
BOYD C. CAMPBELL JR.McGuireWoods LLP	Jan 2009	Named in a filing	7	2.89	0.00	0.00
C. Andrew GerlachSullivan & Cromwell	Jun 2007	Named in SEC correspondence	14	2.05	0.00	1.01
John M. ReissWhite & Case	May 2007	Named in SEC correspondence	19	0.96	0.00	0.49
Laura SizemoreWhite & Case	May 2007	Named in SEC correspondence	10	0.82	0.00	0.00
Mitchell S. EitelSullivan & Cromwell	May 2007	Named in SEC correspondence	29	1.87	0.00	0.49
Richard AlsopShearman & Sterling	Sep 1997	Named in a filing	24	1.53	0.00	1.12
Paul C. PringleSidley Austin	May 1996	Named in SEC correspondence	12	1.69	2.64	0.00
Herbert J. Huff	Feb 1996	Named in a filing	38	2.00	0.00	0.50
NORMAN D. SLONAKERBrown & Wood	Mar 1994	Named in SEC correspondence	8	2.54	0.00	0.00