SEAL123 INC WTSL (last ticker on record)
CIK 863456Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Restructuring
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 95% wipeout
- Bankruptcy
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
- 5
- Newest began Jan 2015
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Jul 2013 to Jul 2015
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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)
- 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)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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
- 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)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a formal order of investigationForm 10-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.
- Fulbright & JaworskiFirst linked Apr 2014 · Named in a filing · 359 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.10× · Went dark 0.75× · 95% wipeout 1.35×
- Latham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Sep 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 2,667 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Akin GumpFirst linked May 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 582 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 0.52× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
- Schulte Roth & ZabelFirst linked Sep 2012 · Text search only · 296 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.93× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 0.99×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulbright & Jaworski | Apr 2014 | Named in a filing | 359 | 1.10 | 0.75 | 1.35 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Sep 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 2,667 | 0.98 | 0.31 | 1.10 |
| Akin Gump | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 582 | 1.24 | 0.52 | 1.25 |
| Schulte Roth & Zabel | Sep 2012 | Text search only | 296 | 0.93 | 0.44 | 0.99 |
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.
- Mara H. RogersFulbright & JaworskiFirst linked Apr 2014 · Named in a filing · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.97× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.92×
- Anthony J. RichmondLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Sep 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 29 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.99× · Went dark 0.77× · 95% wipeout 2.51×
- Stephen E. OlderMcGuireWoods LLPFirst linked Jul 2004 · Named in a filing · 35 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.92× · Went dark 0.66× · 95% wipeout 1.79×
- David A. ZaheerLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Sep 2012 · Text search only · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 3.01× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.85×
- David E. RosewaterSchulte Roth & ZabelFirst linked Sep 2012 · Text search only · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.78× · Went dark 1.73× · 95% wipeout 1.29×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mara H. RogersFulbright & Jaworski | Apr 2014 | Named in a filing | 8 | 0.97 | 0.00 | 1.92 |
| Anthony J. RichmondLatham & Watkins LLP | Sep 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 29 | 0.99 | 0.77 | 2.51 |
| Stephen E. OlderMcGuireWoods LLP | Jul 2004 | Named in a filing | 35 | 2.92 | 0.66 | 1.79 |
| David A. ZaheerLatham & Watkins LLP | Sep 2012 | Text search only | 12 | 3.01 | 0.00 | 1.85 |
| David E. RosewaterSchulte Roth & Zabel | Sep 2012 | Text search only | 10 | 0.78 | 1.73 | 1.29 |