MSA Safety Inc MSA (last ticker on record)
CIK 66570Its 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 Feb 2011
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Far more SEC letters than usualSEC letter (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.
- K&L GatesFirst linked Jun 2019 · Named in a filing · 723 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 1.35× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Apr 2004 · Named in a filing · 2,607 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 0.82×
- Reed SmithFirst linked May 1998 · Named in a filing · 487 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.77× · 95% wipeout 1.12×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K&L Gates | Jun 2019 | Named in a filing | 723 | 1.06 | 1.35 | 1.20 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Apr 2004 | Named in a filing | 2,607 | 1.15 | 0.19 | 0.82 |
| Reed Smith | May 1998 | Named in a filing | 487 | 1.15 | 0.77 | 1.12 |
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.
- Jeffrey G. AromatorioReed SmithFirst linked May 2011 · Named in a filing · 30 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.88× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
- Pasquale D. Gentile Jr.Reed SmithFirst linked Mar 2009 · Named in a filing · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.38× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Gary I. HorowitzSimpson Thacher & BartlettFirst linked Apr 2004 · Named in a filing · 53 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.39× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.72×
- Richard B. AftanasSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Apr 2004 · Named in a filing · 91 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.94× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.86×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey G. AromatorioReed Smith | May 2011 | Named in a filing | 30 | 1.88 | 0.00 | 0.91 |
| Pasquale D. Gentile Jr.Reed Smith | Mar 2009 | Named in a filing | 7 | 2.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Gary I. HorowitzSimpson Thacher & Bartlett | Apr 2004 | Named in a filing | 53 | 1.39 | 0.00 | 0.72 |
| Richard B. AftanasSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Apr 2004 | Named in a filing | 91 | 0.94 | 0.00 | 0.86 |