AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORP ACO (last ticker on record)
CIK 813621Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Apr 2013
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Far more SEC letters than usualSEC letter (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/A (opens in a new tab)
- 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)
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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.
- Kirkland & EllisFirst linked Mar 2014 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,686 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.17× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- R. Scott FalkFirst linked Feb 2014 · Named in a filing · 21 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.41×
- Locke LordFirst linked Jan 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 179 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.70× · Went dark 0.54× · 95% wipeout 1.00×
- Lord Bissell & BrookFirst linked Jun 1998 · Named in a filing · 42 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 1.04× · 95% wipeout 0.41×
- Cravath Swaine & MooreFirst linked Mar 2014 · Text search only · 839 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.29× · Went dark 0.03× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | Mar 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,686 | 0.98 | 0.17 | 0.87 |
| R. Scott Falk | Feb 2014 | Named in a filing | 21 | 1.17 | 0.00 | 0.41 |
| Locke Lord | Jan 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 179 | 1.70 | 0.54 | 1.00 |
| Lord Bissell & Brook | Jun 1998 | Named in a filing | 42 | 1.24 | 1.04 | 0.41 |
| Cravath Swaine & Moore | Mar 2014 | Text search only | 839 | 1.29 | 0.03 | 0.85 |
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.
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Scott FalkKirkland & Ellis | Apr 2014 | Named in SEC correspondence | 19 | 0.75 | 0.00 | 0.44 |