BMC SOFTWARE INC BMC (last ticker on record)
CIK 835729Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restructuring
- 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 Apr 2013
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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.
- Schulte Roth & ZabelFirst linked Jul 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 296 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.93× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 0.99×
- Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & GarrisonFirst linked Jun 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 826 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.02× · Went dark 0.18× · 95% wipeout 0.83×
- Wachtell Lipton Rosen & KatzFirst linked May 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 889 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.07× · 95% wipeout 0.59×
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Oct 2011 · Named in a filing · 2,607 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
- Latham & Watkins LLPFirst linked May 2008 · Named in a filing · 2,667 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.First linked Oct 1995 · Named in SEC correspondence · 783 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.11× · 95% wipeout 1.03×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schulte Roth & Zabel | Jul 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 296 | 0.93 | 0.44 | 0.99 |
| Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison | Jun 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 826 | 1.02 | 0.18 | 0.83 |
| Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | May 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 889 | 1.31 | 0.07 | 0.59 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Oct 2011 | Named in a filing | 2,607 | 1.15 | 0.19 | 0.85 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | May 2008 | Named in a filing | 2,667 | 0.98 | 0.31 | 1.10 |
| Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. | Oct 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence | 783 | 1.09 | 0.11 | 1.03 |
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.
- Marc WeingartenSchulte Roth & ZabelFirst linked Jul 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 31 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.11× · Went dark 0.75× · 95% wipeout 0.76×
- Steven J. WilliamsPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & GarrisonFirst linked Jun 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 35 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.48× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.46×
- Tracy K. EdmonsonLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked May 2008 · Named in a filing · 26 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.57× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- Douglas E. McWilliamsVinson & Elkins L.L.P.First linked Jul 2004 · Named in a filing · 62 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.75× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- JOHN S. WATSONVinson & Elkins L.L.P.First linked Oct 1995 · Named in SEC correspondence · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc WeingartenSchulte Roth & Zabel | Jul 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 31 | 1.11 | 0.75 | 0.76 |
| Steven J. WilliamsPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison | Jun 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 35 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 1.46 |
| Tracy K. EdmonsonLatham & Watkins LLP | May 2008 | Named in a filing | 26 | 1.57 | 0.00 | 1.26 |
| Douglas E. McWilliamsVinson & Elkins L.L.P. | Jul 2004 | Named in a filing | 62 | 0.75 | 0.00 | 1.10 |
| JOHN S. WATSONVinson & Elkins L.L.P. | Oct 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence | 6 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |