BIRMINGHAM STEEL CORP BIR (last ticker on record)
CIK 779334Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
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 Apr 2001
- Largest fall in its shares
- 95%
- Mar 1998 to Apr 2001
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Shares down 95% from their high
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.
- Burr & FormanFirst linked Mar 2001 · Named in a filing · 45 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.45× · 95% wipeout 0.80×
- Balch & BinghamFirst linked Nov 1996 · Named in a filing · 42 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.59× · Went dark 0.55× · 95% wipeout 1.12×
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLPFirst linked Jan 1995 · Named in SEC correspondence · 92 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.96× · Went dark 1.05× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burr & Forman | Mar 2001 | Named in a filing | 45 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 0.80 |
| Balch & Bingham | Nov 1996 | Named in a filing | 42 | 1.59 | 0.55 | 1.12 |
| Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP | Jan 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence | 92 | 0.96 | 1.05 | 1.20 |
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.
- GREGORY S. CURRANMaynard Cooper & GaleFirst linked Nov 1996 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.57× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.21×
- HELEN T. FERRAROSmith, Gambrell & Russell, LLPFirst linked Jan 1995 · Named in SEC correspondence · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.85× · Went dark 5.12× · 95% wipeout 2.96×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREGORY S. CURRANMaynard Cooper & Gale | Nov 1996 | Named in a filing | 6 | 1.57 | 0.00 | 1.21 |
| HELEN T. FERRAROSmith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP | Jan 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence | 7 | 0.85 | 5.12 | 2.96 |