CEL SCI CORP CVM (last ticker on record)
CIK 725363Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restructuring
- 95% wipeout
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 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
- 4
- Newest began Dec 2019
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Sep 2009 to Jun 2026
- Law firms
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)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)
- 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)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions an SEC subpoenaForm 10-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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.
- HART & HARTFirst linked Jan 2013 · Named in SEC correspondence · 50 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.47× · Went dark 2.20× · 95% wipeout 1.27×
- HART & TRINENFirst linked Jun 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 56 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.71× · Went dark 2.13× · 95% wipeout 0.70×
- Sichenzia Ross Ference LLPFirst linked Jul 2025 · Text search only · 1,005 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 1.62× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- Feldman WeinsteinFirst linked Sep 2003 · Text search only · 278 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 1.17× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- Jenkens & GilchristFirst linked Jan 2002 · Text search only · 279 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 0.71× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- Epstein Becker & GreenFirst linked Apr 2001 · Text search only · 115 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.44× · Went dark 1.35× · 95% wipeout 1.14×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HART & HART | Jan 2013 | Named in SEC correspondence | 50 | 1.47 | 2.20 | 1.27 |
| HART & TRINEN | Jun 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 56 | 1.71 | 2.13 | 0.70 |
| Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP | Jul 2025 | Text search only | 1,005 | 1.27 | 1.62 | 1.26 |
| Feldman Weinstein | Sep 2003 | Text search only | 278 | 0.92 | 1.17 | 1.20 |
| Jenkens & Gilchrist | Jan 2002 | Text search only | 279 | 1.12 | 0.71 | 1.11 |
| Epstein Becker & Green | Apr 2001 | Text search only | 115 | 1.44 | 1.35 | 1.14 |
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.
- William T. HartHART & TRINENFirst linked Jun 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 79 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.63× · Went dark 2.16× · 95% wipeout 0.95×
- Ross D. CarmelSichenzia Ross Ference LLPFirst linked Apr 2026 · Text search only · 108 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.01× · Went dark 2.40× · 95% wipeout 1.33×
- Christopher S. AugusteKramer Levin NaftalisFirst linked Jan 2002 · Text search only · 90 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.83× · Went dark 1.24× · 95% wipeout 1.42×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William T. HartHART & TRINEN | Jun 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 79 | 1.63 | 2.16 | 0.95 |
| Ross D. CarmelSichenzia Ross Ference LLP | Apr 2026 | Text search only | 108 | 1.01 | 2.40 | 1.33 |
| Christopher S. AugusteKramer Levin Naftalis | Jan 2002 | Text search only | 90 | 1.83 | 1.24 | 1.42 |