CHIRON CORP CHIR (last ticker on record)
CIK 706539Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Restatement
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 2005
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 8
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- A filing mentions an SEC subpoenaForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a formal order of investigationForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a grand jury subpoenaForm 8-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.
- Wachtell Lipton Rosen & KatzFirst linked Sep 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 889 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.07× · 95% wipeout 0.59×
- Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLPFirst linked Dec 1997 · Named in a filing · 350 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.81× · 95% wipeout 1.52×
- Sullivan & CromwellFirst linked Jun 1995 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,047 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.40× · Went dark 0.15× · 95% wipeout 0.69×
- Morrison & FoersterFirst linked Feb 2006 · Text search only · 825 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.55× · 95% wipeout 1.15×
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Feb 2006 · Text search only · 2,607 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | Sep 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 889 | 1.31 | 0.07 | 0.59 |
| Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP | Dec 1997 | Named in a filing | 350 | 1.17 | 0.81 | 1.52 |
| Sullivan & Cromwell | Jun 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,047 | 1.40 | 0.15 | 0.69 |
| Morrison & Foerster | Feb 2006 | Text search only | 825 | 1.17 | 0.55 | 1.15 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Feb 2006 | Text search only | 2,607 | 1.15 | 0.19 | 0.85 |
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.
- ANDREW R. BROWNSTEINWachtell Lipton Rosen & KatzFirst linked Nov 2005 · Named in a filing · 117 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.36× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.49×
- Trevor S. NorwitzWachtell Lipton Rosen & KatzFirst linked Nov 2005 · Named in a filing · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.85× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.44×
- Patrick S. BrownSullivan & CromwellFirst linked Nov 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 37 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.99× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.18×
- Frank H. Golay Jr.Sullivan & CromwellFirst linked Aug 2001 · Named in a filing · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.96×
- Robert E. BuckholzSullivan & CromwellFirst linked Apr 2000 · Named in a filing · 39 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.39× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.93×
- Alison S. ResslerSullivan & CromwellFirst linked Jun 1995 · Named in SEC correspondence · 37 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.84× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- HOWARD RICE NEMEROVSKI CANADYHOWARD, RICE, NEMEROVSKI, CANADY, FALK & RABKINFirst linked Feb 2006 · Text search only · 24 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.23× · Went dark 0.79× · 95% wipeout 0.66×
- Howard Rice NemerovskiHOWARD, RICE, NEMEROVSKI, CANADY, FALK & RABKINFirst linked Feb 2006 · Text search only · 23 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.25× · Went dark 0.83× · 95% wipeout 0.68×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW R. BROWNSTEINWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | Nov 2005 | Named in a filing | 117 | 1.36 | 0.00 | 0.49 |
| Trevor S. NorwitzWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | Nov 2005 | Named in a filing | 15 | 1.85 | 0.00 | 1.44 |
| Patrick S. BrownSullivan & Cromwell | Nov 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 37 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 1.18 |
| Frank H. Golay Jr.Sullivan & Cromwell | Aug 2001 | Named in a filing | 7 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.96 |
| Robert E. BuckholzSullivan & Cromwell | Apr 2000 | Named in a filing | 39 | 2.39 | 0.00 | 0.93 |
| Alison S. ResslerSullivan & Cromwell | Jun 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence | 37 | 1.84 | 0.00 | 1.02 |
| HOWARD RICE NEMEROVSKI CANADYHOWARD, RICE, NEMEROVSKI, CANADY, FALK & RABKIN | Feb 2006 | Text search only | 24 | 1.23 | 0.79 | 0.66 |
| Howard Rice NemerovskiHOWARD, RICE, NEMEROVSKI, CANADY, FALK & RABKIN | Feb 2006 | Text search only | 23 | 1.25 | 0.83 | 0.68 |