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- 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 Jul 2009
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the Justice DepartmentForm 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.
- Hunton & WilliamsFirst linked Dec 2011 · Named in SEC correspondence · 404 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.36× · 95% wipeout 0.65×
- Katten Muchin Rosenman LLPFirst linked Jan 2010 · Named in a filing · 268 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.76× · Went dark 0.58× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLPFirst linked Jun 1994 · Named in SEC correspondence · 147 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.16× · 95% wipeout 0.98×
- Simpson Thacher & BartlettFirst linked Jan 2007 · Text search only · 1,397 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 0.11× · 95% wipeout 0.88×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Jul 2002 · Text search only · 2,650 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.13× · 95% wipeout 0.84×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunton & Williams | Dec 2011 | Named in SEC correspondence | 404 | 1.06 | 0.36 | 0.65 |
| Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP | Jan 2010 | Named in a filing | 268 | 0.76 | 0.58 | 1.20 |
| Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP | Jun 1994 | Named in SEC correspondence | 147 | 1.13 | 0.16 | 0.98 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | Jan 2007 | Text search only | 1,397 | 1.27 | 0.11 | 0.88 |
| Shearman & Sterling | Jul 2002 | Text search only | 2,650 | 1.21 | 0.13 | 0.84 |
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.
- Adam L. MillerVorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLPFirst linked Dec 2015 · Named in SEC correspondence · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.19×
- J. Steven PattersonHunton Andrews Kurth LLPFirst linked Jan 2013 · Named in a filing · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.44×
- Elizabeth Turrell FarrarVorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLPFirst linked Nov 2007 · Named in a filing · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Ronald A. Robins Jr.Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLPFirst linked Apr 1999 · Named in a filing · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.77× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam L. MillerVorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP | Dec 2015 | Named in SEC correspondence | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.19 |
| J. Steven PattersonHunton Andrews Kurth LLP | Jan 2013 | Named in a filing | 12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.44 |
| Elizabeth Turrell FarrarVorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP | Nov 2007 | Named in a filing | 9 | 1.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ronald A. Robins Jr.Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP | Apr 1999 | Named in a filing | 9 | 0.77 | 0.00 | 0.00 |