AMERICAN MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE CO AMC (last ticker on record)
CIK 878774Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Apr 2010
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Nov 2006 to Oct 2008
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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)
- 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.
- Paul HastingsFirst linked May 2002 · Named in SEC correspondence · 768 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.72× · 95% wipeout 1.09×
- Goodwin ProcterFirst linked Feb 2002 · Named in a filing · 1,221 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.79× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.17×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hastings | May 2002 | Named in SEC correspondence | 768 | 0.98 | 0.72 | 1.09 |
| Goodwin Procter | Feb 2002 | Named in a filing | 1,221 | 0.79 | 0.31 | 1.17 |
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.
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark SchonbergerGoodwin Procter | May 2002 | Named in SEC correspondence | 10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.14 |