PER SE TECHNOLOGIES INC PSTI (last ticker on record)
CIK 878556Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- 95% wipeout
- 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
- 3
- Newest began Jun 2006
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Mar 2004 to Feb 2008
- Law firms
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- A filing mentions a formal order of investigationForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative proceedingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC enforcement releaseSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (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.
- Alston & BirdFirst linked Sep 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 583 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.99× · Went dark 0.39× · 95% wipeout 0.79×
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Mar 1998 · Named in a filing · 2,607 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
- King & SpaldingFirst linked May 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 426 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.28× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 1.04×
- Rogers & HardinFirst linked Sep 2005 · Text search only · 38 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.62× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.19×
- Troutman Sanders LLPFirst linked Sep 2005 · Text search only · 335 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.61× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
- Davis PolkFirst linked Sep 2004 · Text search only · 1,694 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.26× · Went dark 0.06× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Sutherland Asbill & BrennanFirst linked Sep 2004 · Text search only · 130 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.94× · Went dark 0.16× · 95% wipeout 0.77×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alston & Bird | Sep 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 583 | 0.99 | 0.39 | 0.79 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Mar 1998 | Named in a filing | 2,607 | 1.15 | 0.19 | 0.85 |
| King & Spalding | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 426 | 1.28 | 0.35 | 1.04 |
| Rogers & Hardin | Sep 2005 | Text search only | 38 | 0.62 | 0.00 | 1.19 |
| Troutman Sanders LLP | Sep 2005 | Text search only | 335 | 1.15 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Davis Polk | Sep 2004 | Text search only | 1,694 | 1.26 | 0.06 | 1.02 |
| Sutherland Asbill & Brennan | Sep 2004 | Text search only | 130 | 0.94 | 0.16 | 0.77 |
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.
- Laura G. ThatcherAlston & BirdFirst linked May 2006 · Named in a filing · 45 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.83× · Went dark 1.24× · 95% wipeout 1.06×
- Paul J. NozickAlston & BirdFirst linked Nov 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 14 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.59×
- JOHN D. CAPERS JR.King & SpaldingFirst linked Sep 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.56× · Went dark 2.36× · 95% wipeout 3.20×
- Sidney J. NurkinAlston & BirdFirst linked Sep 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.60×
- Nils H. OkesonAlston & BirdFirst linked Sep 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.20× · Went dark 1.88× · 95% wipeout 2.39×
- WILLIAM R. SPALDINGKing & SpaldingFirst linked Apr 1997 · Named in a filing · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.39×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura G. ThatcherAlston & Bird | May 2006 | Named in a filing | 45 | 0.83 | 1.24 | 1.06 |
| Paul J. NozickAlston & Bird | Nov 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.59 |
| JOHN D. CAPERS JR.King & Spalding | Sep 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 9 | 1.56 | 2.36 | 3.20 |
| Sidney J. NurkinAlston & Bird | Sep 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 6 | 1.27 | 0.00 | 1.60 |
| Nils H. OkesonAlston & Bird | Sep 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 8 | 1.20 | 1.88 | 2.39 |
| WILLIAM R. SPALDINGKing & Spalding | Apr 1997 | Named in a filing | 7 | 1.13 | 0.00 | 1.39 |