Paramount Global PARA (last ticker on record)

CIK 813828Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

95% wipeout
Delisting notice (not a red flag)

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 Mar 2009
Largest fall in its shares: 95%; Jan 2004 to Mar 2009
Law firms: 13; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 28; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Aug 7, 2025Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Dec 4, 2019Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Nov 22, 2019Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Oct 17, 2019Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 4, 2009Shares down 95% from their high
Dec 15, 2006Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 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
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett	Aug 2024	Named in SEC correspondence	1,396	1.28	0.11	0.92
Hogan Lovells US LLP	Jun 2015	Named in SEC correspondence	487	0.96	0.26	0.85
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Jun 2014	Named in a filing	889	1.31	0.07	0.59
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	Oct 2005	Named in SEC correspondence	826	1.02	0.18	0.83
Cravath Swaine & Moore	Sep 2004	Named in SEC correspondence	839	1.29	0.03	0.85
Hughes Hubbard & Reed	Jan 2001	Named in SEC correspondence	121	1.17	0.21	1.26
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	Nov 2000	Named in a filing	1,051	1.31	0.27	0.91
Shearman & Sterling	Apr 1994	Named in SEC correspondence	2,649	1.21	0.13	0.87
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	Oct 2019	Text search only	741	1.31	0.12	0.76
O Melveny & Myers LLP	Nov 2018	Text search only	589	1.07	0.25	1.07
Latham & Watkins LLP	Nov 2017	Text search only	2,667	0.98	0.31	1.10
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft	Oct 2005	Text search only	305	1.14	0.24	0.95
Dewey Ballantine	Oct 2005	Text search only	228	2.03	0.29	0.87

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
Eric M. SwedenburgSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	Aug 2025	Named in a filing	23	1.01	0.00	0.49
Katherine M. KrauseSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	Aug 2025	Named in a filing	5	0.00	—	0.00
Katharine L. ThompsonSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	Dec 2024	Named in a filing	11	0.00	0.00	1.31
Lisa L. JacobsShearman & Sterling	Mar 2020	Named in a filing	25	1.10	0.00	1.02
Ariel J. DeckelbaumPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	Oct 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	22	0.31	2.15	1.67
Charles A. SamuelsonHughes Hubbard & Reed	Oct 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	12	0.00	0.00	1.65
Damien R. ZoubekCravath Swaine & Moore	Oct 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	28	1.73	0.00	0.60
Daniel LitowitzShearman & Sterling	Oct 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	7	0.98	0.00	2.28
Kenneth A. LefkowitzHughes Hubbard & Reed	Oct 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	24	0.37	0.00	0.90
Michael VogelPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	Oct 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	13	0.88	0.00	1.33
Keith HallamCravath Swaine & Moore	Oct 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	22	0.40	0.00	1.30
Robert B. SchumerPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	Oct 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	45	0.49	0.00	0.46
Richard J. ParrinoHogan & Hartson	Nov 2017	Named in SEC correspondence	23	1.40	0.00	1.10
Marshall P. ShafferWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Oct 2017	Named in a filing	15	0.00	0.00	0.76
Kevin K. GreensladeHogan Lovells US LLP	Jun 2015	Named in SEC correspondence	21	0.75	0.00	0.00
David E. ShapiroWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Jun 2014	Named in a filing	56	0.95	0.00	0.54
William J. Whelan IIICravath Swaine & Moore	Nov 2008	Named in a filing	51	0.79	0.00	0.52
Todd R. ChandlerWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	Jul 2008	Named in a filing	38	0.35	0.00	0.78
Linda E. RappaportShearman & Sterling	May 2006	Named in a filing	5	2.03	0.00	6.86
Howard ChatzinoffWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	Nov 2005	Named in a filing	25	1.84	0.00	2.11
Michael E. LubowitzWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	Nov 2005	Named in a filing	25	1.64	0.00	1.46
Stephen T. GioveShearman & Sterling	Oct 1994	Named in SEC correspondence	33	0.97	0.79	0.87
Hui LinSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	Dec 2024	Text search only	24	1.16	0.00	2.03
Christopher E. AustinCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	Oct 2019	Text search only	24	2.00	0.00	0.76
Mark D. GersteinLatham & Watkins LLP	Nov 2017	Text search only	38	0.99	0.00	0.75
Zachary A. JuddLatham & Watkins LLP	Nov 2017	Text search only	7	0.00	0.00	0.77
George SperaShearman & Sterling	May 2006	Text search only	6	1.23	0.00	2.42
John F. Kennedy	Oct 2005	Text search only	190	1.52	0.60	1.17