WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN WFC (last ticker on record)

CIK 72971Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

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: 1; Newest began Feb 2012
Largest fall in its shares: —; None of 95% on record
Law firms: 22; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 9; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Feb 28, 2012A filing mentions a Wells noticeForm 10-K (opens in a new tab)
Oct 30, 2008A filing mentions a formal order of investigationForm 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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP	Feb 2020	Named in SEC correspondence	138	1.29	4.29	1.16
Davis Polk	Apr 2012	Named in a filing	1,694	1.26	0.06	1.02
Faegre Baker Daniels	Jan 2012	Named in SEC correspondence	145	1.06	0.34	1.16
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP	Apr 2007	Named in a filing	169	0.88	0.82	1.25
Sullivan & Cromwell	Jan 2007	Named in a filing	1,047	1.40	0.15	0.69
Sidley Austin	Jun 2003	Named in a filing	1,210	1.30	0.14	0.93
Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.	Aug 2001	Named in a filing	995	1.46	0.37	0.80
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	Oct 2000	Named in a filing	1,125	1.23	0.20	0.96
Kilpatrick Stockton	Feb 1999	Named in a filing	191	0.88	0.37	0.91
Davis Graham & Stubbs	Jan 1999	Named in a filing	142	0.97	0.97	1.46
Bracewell LLP	Sep 1998	Named in a filing	247	0.93	0.31	1.03
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Sep 1998	Named in SEC correspondence	889	1.31	0.07	0.59
Lindquist & Vennum	Jun 1998	Named in a filing	101	0.97	0.44	1.22
Faegre & Benson	Mar 1996	Named in a filing	160	0.90	0.59	1.08
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.	Feb 1996	Named in a filing	783	1.09	0.11	1.03
Liddell, Sapp, Zivley, Hill & LaBoon, L.L.P.	Feb 1996	Named in a filing	23	1.20	1.15	0.46
Drinker Biddle & Reath	Feb 2020	Text search only	213	1.46	0.77	1.25
Baker & Daniels	Dec 2013	Text search only	129	1.11	0.45	1.22
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett	Oct 2008	Text search only	1,396	1.28	0.11	0.92
Perry-Smith LLP	Apr 2007	Text search only	32	0.66	0.42	0.50
Brown & Wood	Jun 2003	Text search only	299	1.53	0.47	0.58
Dorsey & Whitney LLP	Jan 2002	Text search only	630	0.83	0.73	1.16

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
Dawn Holicky PruittFaegre Baker Daniels	Aug 2013	Named in SEC correspondence	13	1.49	0.00	0.91
Lawrence S. MakowWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Jul 2007	Named in SEC correspondence	45	1.74	0.00	0.92
John C. GrosvenorManatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP	Apr 2007	Named in a filing	5	2.09	0.00	4.65
Joshua A. DeanSheppard Mullin	Apr 2007	Named in a filing	12	0.58	0.00	1.37
Sonia A. ShewchukFaegre Baker Daniels	Aug 2001	Named in SEC correspondence	11	1.41	0.00	0.00
Edward D. HerlihyWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Sep 1998	Named in SEC correspondence	148	1.03	0.00	0.43
Mark J. WelshimerSullivan & Cromwell	Dec 2013	Text search only	11	2.98	0.00	1.29
Craig D. MillerManatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP	Apr 2007	Text search only	22	0.95	0.00	1.07
John F. Kennedy	Apr 2007	Text search only	190	1.52	0.60	1.17