VISTA GOLD CORP VGZ (last ticker on record)
CIK 783324Its 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 Sep 2013
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Sep 2006 to Jul 2015
- Law firms
- 8
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- 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.
- Davis Graham & StubbsFirst linked Oct 2026 · Named in a filing · 142 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.97× · Went dark 0.97× · 95% wipeout 1.46×
- O'Neill LawFirst linked Apr 2011 · Named in SEC correspondence · 51 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.40× · Went dark 1.81× · 95% wipeout 0.92×
- Dorsey & Whitney LLPFirst linked Apr 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 630 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.83× · Went dark 0.73× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
- Burns & Levinson LLPFirst linked Apr 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 35 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.35× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.17×
- Borden Ladner Gervais LLPFirst linked Jun 2002 · Named in a filing · 78 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.46× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
- Perkins, Smith & Cohen, LLPFirst linked Jun 2002 · Named in SEC correspondence · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.35×
- Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked Oct 2024 · Text search only · 963 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.96× · Went dark 1.12× · 95% wipeout 1.21×
- Stikeman ElliottFirst linked Oct 2024 · Text search only · 225 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.08× · Went dark 0.11× · 95% wipeout 1.06×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Graham & Stubbs | Oct 2026 | Named in a filing | 142 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 1.46 |
| O'Neill Law | Apr 2011 | Named in SEC correspondence | 51 | 0.40 | 1.81 | 0.92 |
| Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Apr 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 630 | 0.83 | 0.73 | 1.16 |
| Burns & Levinson LLP | Apr 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 35 | 1.35 | 0.00 | 1.17 |
| Borden Ladner Gervais LLP | Jun 2002 | Named in a filing | 78 | 0.46 | 0.00 | 1.25 |
| Perkins, Smith & Cohen, LLP | Jun 2002 | Named in SEC correspondence | 12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.35 |
| Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | Oct 2024 | Text search only | 963 | 0.96 | 1.12 | 1.21 |
| Stikeman Elliott | Oct 2024 | Text search only | 225 | 1.08 | 0.11 | 1.06 |
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.
- Christian I. CuO'Neill LawFirst linked Apr 2011 · Named in SEC correspondence · 42 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.45× · Went dark 1.56× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
- Jason K. BrenkertDorsey & Whitney LLPFirst linked Apr 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 35 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.29× · Went dark 0.84× · 95% wipeout 1.08×
- Susan K. ShapiroBurns & Levinson LLPFirst linked Nov 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.77× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.35×
- Jonathan C. GuestPerkins, Smith & Cohen, LLPFirst linked Jun 2002 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.41×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian I. CuO'Neill Law | Apr 2011 | Named in SEC correspondence | 42 | 0.45 | 1.56 | 1.24 |
| Jason K. BrenkertDorsey & Whitney LLP | Apr 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 35 | 0.29 | 0.84 | 1.08 |
| Susan K. ShapiroBurns & Levinson LLP | Nov 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 5 | 1.77 | 0.00 | 1.35 |
| Jonathan C. GuestPerkins, Smith & Cohen, LLP | Jun 2002 | Named in a filing | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.41 |