NATIONAL MERCANTILE BANCORP FCAL (last ticker on record)
CIK 714801Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restructuring
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 Dec 2006
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 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.
- TroyGould PCFirst linked Jul 2001 · Named in a filing · 125 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.73× · Went dark 1.37× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
- TROOP STEUBER PASICH REDDICK & TOBEY, LLPFirst linked Jul 1999 · Named in a filing · 23 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.55× · Went dark 1.41× · 95% wipeout 1.74×
- Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLPFirst linked May 1997 · Named in a filing · 169 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.88× · Went dark 0.82× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TroyGould PC | Jul 2001 | Named in a filing | 125 | 0.73 | 1.37 | 1.25 |
| TROOP STEUBER PASICH REDDICK & TOBEY, LLP | Jul 1999 | Named in a filing | 23 | 1.55 | 1.41 | 1.74 |
| Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP | May 1997 | Named in a filing | 169 | 0.88 | 0.82 | 1.25 |
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.
- Alan B. SpatzTroyGould PCFirst linked Jul 1999 · Named in a filing · 20 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 2.15× · 95% wipeout 1.18×
- Nancy H. WojtasCooley LLPFirst linked May 1997 · Named in a filing · 26 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.58×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan B. SpatzTroyGould PC | Jul 1999 | Named in a filing | 20 | 1.03 | 2.15 | 1.18 |
| Nancy H. WojtasCooley LLP | May 1997 | Named in a filing | 26 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 1.58 |