GRANITE BROADCASTING CORP GBTVK (last ticker on record)
CIK 839621Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Bankruptcy
- 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
- 3
- Newest began Dec 2006
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Nov 1999 to Feb 2007
- Law firms
- 8
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
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.
- Akin GumpFirst linked Jun 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 582 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 0.52× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
- Bond Schoeneck & KingFirst linked May 2004 · Text search only · 29 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.59× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.67×
- Cahill Gordon & ReindelFirst linked May 2004 · Text search only · 598 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.18× · 95% wipeout 0.77×
- Farella Braun & MartelFirst linked May 2004 · Text search only · 23 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.40× · Went dark 1.33× · 95% wipeout 1.07×
- Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLPFirst linked May 2004 · Text search only · 159 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 0.69× · 95% wipeout 0.88×
- Husch & EppenbergerFirst linked May 2004 · Text search only · 26 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.93×
- Paul HastingsFirst linked May 2004 · Text search only · 768 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.72× · 95% wipeout 1.09×
- Sidley AustinFirst linked May 2004 · Text search only · 1,210 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.30× · Went dark 0.14× · 95% wipeout 0.93×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akin Gump | Jun 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 582 | 1.24 | 0.52 | 1.25 |
| Bond Schoeneck & King | May 2004 | Text search only | 29 | 0.59 | 0.00 | 0.67 |
| Cahill Gordon & Reindel | May 2004 | Text search only | 598 | 1.03 | 0.18 | 0.77 |
| Farella Braun & Martel | May 2004 | Text search only | 23 | 0.40 | 1.33 | 1.07 |
| Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP | May 2004 | Text search only | 159 | 0.92 | 0.69 | 0.88 |
| Husch & Eppenberger | May 2004 | Text search only | 26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.93 |
| Paul Hastings | May 2004 | Text search only | 768 | 0.98 | 0.72 | 1.09 |
| Sidley Austin | May 2004 | Text search only | 1,210 | 1.30 | 0.14 | 0.93 |
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.
- Paul A. BelvinAkin GumpFirst linked May 2002 · Named in a filing · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.19× · Went dark 1.80× · 95% wipeout 3.16×
- Russell W. Parks Jr.Akin GumpFirst linked Feb 1998 · Named in a filing · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.90× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 3.40×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul A. BelvinAkin Gump | May 2002 | Named in a filing | 8 | 1.19 | 1.80 | 3.16 |
| Russell W. Parks Jr.Akin Gump | Feb 1998 | Named in a filing | 8 | 1.90 | 0.00 | 3.40 |