UniTek Global Services, Inc. UNTK (last ticker on record)
CIK 826773Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 95% wipeout
- Bankruptcy
- 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
- 4
- Newest began Jun 2017
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Apr 2011 to Jan 2015
- Law firms
- 8
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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)
- 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)
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.
- Morgan LewisFirst linked Aug 2010 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,028 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Norris McLaughlin & MarcusFirst linked Dec 2009 · Named in a filing · 19 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 0.75× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- Morse, Zelnick, Rose & Lander, LLPFirst linked Dec 2008 · Named in a filing · 56 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.85× · Went dark 0.52× · 95% wipeout 1.80×
- Andrews Kurth LLPFirst linked Jul 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 398 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 1.30×
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked Aug 2000 · Named in a filing · 1,051 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.27× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
- Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLPFirst linked Sep 2010 · Text search only · 223 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.67× · Went dark 0.75× · 95% wipeout 0.97×
- Morrison & FoersterFirst linked Sep 2010 · Text search only · 825 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.55× · 95% wipeout 1.15×
- Saul EwingFirst linked Mar 2007 · Text search only · 100 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.22× · Went dark 1.01× · 95% wipeout 1.14×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Lewis | Aug 2010 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,028 | 1.18 | 0.31 | 1.02 |
| Norris McLaughlin & Marcus | Dec 2009 | Named in a filing | 19 | 1.12 | 0.75 | 1.11 |
| Morse, Zelnick, Rose & Lander, LLP | Dec 2008 | Named in a filing | 56 | 0.85 | 0.52 | 1.80 |
| Andrews Kurth LLP | Jul 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 398 | 1.27 | 0.35 | 1.30 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Aug 2000 | Named in a filing | 1,051 | 1.31 | 0.27 | 0.91 |
| Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP | Sep 2010 | Text search only | 223 | 0.67 | 0.75 | 0.97 |
| Morrison & Foerster | Sep 2010 | Text search only | 825 | 1.17 | 0.55 | 1.15 |
| Saul Ewing | Mar 2007 | Text search only | 100 | 1.22 | 1.01 | 1.14 |
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.
- DOUGLAS R. BROWNNorris McLaughlin & MarcusFirst linked Dec 2009 · Named in a filing · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 2.59× · 95% wipeout 1.28×
- Quentin Collin FaustAndrews Kurth LLPFirst linked Jul 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.18× · Went dark 1.63× · 95% wipeout 3.39×
- MICHAEL A. SASLAWWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked Aug 2000 · Named in a filing · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.01× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.57×
- B. Shayne KennedyLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Aug 2010 · Text search only · 43 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.94× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.19×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGLAS R. BROWNNorris McLaughlin & Marcus | Dec 2009 | Named in a filing | 8 | 1.27 | 2.59 | 1.28 |
| Quentin Collin FaustAndrews Kurth LLP | Jul 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 8 | 2.18 | 1.63 | 3.39 |
| MICHAEL A. SASLAWWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Aug 2000 | Named in a filing | 18 | 1.01 | 0.00 | 1.57 |
| B. Shayne KennedyLatham & Watkins LLP | Aug 2010 | Text search only | 43 | 0.94 | 0.00 | 1.19 |