AMERICAN ECO CORP ECGO (last ticker on record)

CIK 868076Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

95% wipeout
Went dark (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 2000
Largest fall in its shares: 98%; Feb 1998 to May 2000
Law firms: 3; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 1; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Sep 7, 2010SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
Apr 20, 2000Shares 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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Thelen Reid & Priest	Jul 1998	Named in a filing	124	0.98	1.16	1.20
Cassels Brock & Blackwell	Jul 1997	Named in a filing	102	0.99	0.79	0.77
Reid & Priest LLP	Jul 1997	Named in a filing	54	1.38	0.67	0.91

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.

Bruce A. RichThelen Reid & PriestFirst linked Jul 1997 · Named in a filing · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.82× · Went dark 0.64× · 95% wipeout 0.80×