SEITEL INC SELA (last ticker on record)

CIK 750813Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

SEC/DOJ scrutiny
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 Mar 2011
Largest fall in its shares: —; None of 95% on record
Law firms: 15; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 12; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Mar 30, 2011Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 17, 2006Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
May 6, 2005Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Apr 4, 2005Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jun 6, 2003SEC enforcement releaseSEC release (opens in a new tab)
Jun 6, 2003An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
Jun 6, 2003An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
Mar 31, 2003A filing mentions a formal order of investigationForm 10-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
Latham & Watkins LLP	Jun 2013	Named in a filing	2,667	0.98	0.31	1.10
Bracewell LLP	Nov 2006	Named in SEC correspondence	247	0.93	0.31	1.03
Dechert LLP	Nov 2006	Named in SEC correspondence	434	0.84	0.41	0.96
Porter & Hedges	Dec 2004	Named in SEC correspondence	108	1.13	0.36	1.44
Greenberg Traurig	Mar 2004	Named in a filing	1,223	1.01	1.03	1.10
Fulbright & Jaworski	Mar 2003	Named in a filing	359	1.10	0.75	1.35
Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.	Aug 1999	Named in a filing	995	1.46	0.37	0.80
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP	Feb 1996	Named in SEC correspondence	117	1.13	0.97	1.24
HALE AND DORR	Jun 2013	Text search only	665	1.06	0.33	1.26
WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING	Jun 2013	Text search only	662	1.14	0.33	1.26
Shearman & Sterling	Dec 2004	Text search only	2,649	1.21	0.13	0.87
Hughes & Luce	Apr 2004	Text search only	58	1.25	0.58	2.09
Gowling Lafleur Henderson	Mar 2004	Text search only	59	0.98	0.63	1.05
Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman	Mar 2004	Text search only	34	1.00	1.47	1.85
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy	Mar 2004	Text search only	439	1.03	0.35	0.76

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
Joshua TinkelmanLatham & Watkins LLP	Jun 2013	Named in a filing	9	1.62	0.00	2.11
Bryan K. BrownPorter & Hedges	Nov 2006	Named in SEC correspondence	16	2.34	0.00	1.38
JOHN R. BRANTLEYBracewell LLP	Nov 2006	Named in a filing	10	0.83	1.36	0.86
Christopher G. KarrasDechert LLP	Mar 2006	Named in SEC correspondence	24	0.65	2.67	1.51
Anthony J. MarsicoGreenberg Traurig	Mar 2004	Named in a filing	33	0.38	3.57	1.29
CHARLES P. AXELRODCamhy Karlinsky & Stein LLP	Mar 2004	Named in a filing	5	0.00	1.33	3.98
Clifford E. NeimethGreenberg Traurig	Mar 2004	Named in a filing	20	0.88	0.00	0.80
Charles L. StraussFulbright & Jaworski	Mar 2003	Named in a filing	19	0.98	0.00	2.66
W. Mark YoungAndrews Kurth LLP	Feb 1999	Named in a filing	18	1.18	0.00	1.47
WILLIAM MARK YOUNGGardere Wynne Sewell LLP	Jul 1996	Named in SEC correspondence	8	1.63	0.00	1.05
Andrew R. SchleiderShearman & Sterling	Jul 2007	Text search only	16	0.43	0.00	0.66
John D. LaRoccaDechert LLP	Jul 2007	Text search only	9	0.78	0.00	0.00