LANDAMERICA FINANCIAL GROUP INC LFG (last ticker on record)
CIK 877355Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- 95% wipeout
- Bankruptcy
- 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
- 4
- Newest began Dec 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Jun 2007 to Dec 2009
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- 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)
- 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)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- 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.
- Squire Sanders (US)First linked May 2006 · Named in a filing · 199 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.88× · Went dark 0.98× · 95% wipeout 1.13×
- Williams MullenFirst linked Jan 1998 · Named in a filing · 113 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.67×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squire Sanders (US) | May 2006 | Named in a filing | 199 | 0.88 | 0.98 | 1.13 |
| Williams Mullen | Jan 1998 | Named in a filing | 113 | 0.92 | 0.00 | 0.67 |
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.
- John M. Oakey IIIWilliams MullenFirst linked May 2004 · Named in a filing · 17 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.56× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.05×
- William L. PitmanSmith Moore LeatherwoodFirst linked Jul 2002 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.75× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 3.82×
- Robert E. Spicer Jr.Williams MullenFirst linked Oct 1999 · Named in a filing · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.16× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.08×
- Christopher D. JohnsonSquire Sanders (US)First linked May 2006 · Text search only · 23 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.82× · Went dark 0.68× · 95% wipeout 2.14×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John M. Oakey IIIWilliams Mullen | May 2004 | Named in a filing | 17 | 1.56 | 0.00 | 1.05 |
| William L. PitmanSmith Moore Leatherwood | Jul 2002 | Named in a filing | 6 | 1.75 | 0.00 | 3.82 |
| Robert E. Spicer Jr.Williams Mullen | Oct 1999 | Named in a filing | 11 | 1.16 | 0.00 | 2.08 |
| Christopher D. JohnsonSquire Sanders (US) | May 2006 | Text search only | 23 | 0.82 | 0.68 | 2.14 |