VERTEL CORP VRTL_OLD (last ticker on record)
CIK 880458Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
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 Dec 2000
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Mar 2000 to Aug 2004
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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.
- Perkins CoieFirst linked Aug 2000 · Named in a filing · 511 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.93× · Went dark 0.27× · 95% wipeout 0.98×
- Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLPFirst linked Oct 1999 · Named in a filing · 67 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.28× · Went dark 1.77× · 95% wipeout 1.64×
- VENTURE LAW GROUPFirst linked May 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 127 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.32× · Went dark 1.04× · 95% wipeout 1.23×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins Coie | Aug 2000 | Named in a filing | 511 | 0.93 | 0.27 | 0.98 |
| Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP | Oct 1999 | Named in a filing | 67 | 2.28 | 1.77 | 1.64 |
| VENTURE LAW GROUP | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 127 | 1.32 | 1.04 | 1.23 |
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.
- David J. KatzPerkins CoieFirst linked Oct 1999 · Named in a filing · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.55× · Went dark 1.24× · 95% wipeout 2.28×
- Sanjay K. KhareVENTURE LAW GROUPFirst linked Dec 1998 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 3.88× · 95% wipeout 3.72×
- THOMAS H. TOBIASONVENTURE LAW GROUPFirst linked Jul 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 4.55× · 95% wipeout 2.48×
- ELIAS J. BLAWIEVENTURE LAW GROUPFirst linked May 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 3.45× · 95% wipeout 2.47×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David J. KatzPerkins Coie | Oct 1999 | Named in a filing | 11 | 1.55 | 1.24 | 2.28 |
| Sanjay K. KhareVENTURE LAW GROUP | Dec 1998 | Named in a filing | 5 | 0.00 | 3.88 | 3.72 |
| THOMAS H. TOBIASONVENTURE LAW GROUP | Jul 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 5 | 0.00 | 4.55 | 2.48 |
| ELIAS J. BLAWIEVENTURE LAW GROUP | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 12 | 0.00 | 3.45 | 2.47 |