ACORN ENERGY, INC. ACFN (last ticker on record)
CIK 880984Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restructuring
- 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 Jan 2015
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- May 2012 to Jan 2016
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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
- SEC enforcement releaseSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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.
- EILENBERG & ZIVIANFirst linked Sep 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 2.98× · 95% wipeout 1.81×
- Eilenberg & Krause LLPFirst linked Oct 1998 · Named in SEC correspondence · 35 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.12× · Went dark 1.61× · 95% wipeout 1.83×
- Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked Aug 2007 · Text search only · 963 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.96× · Went dark 1.12× · 95% wipeout 1.21×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EILENBERG & ZIVIAN | Sep 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 5 | 1.12 | 2.98 | 1.81 |
| Eilenberg & Krause LLP | Oct 1998 | Named in SEC correspondence | 35 | 2.12 | 1.61 | 1.83 |
| Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | Aug 2007 | Text search only | 963 | 0.96 | 1.12 | 1.21 |
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.
- Joseph EhrenreichEilenberg & Krause LLPFirst linked Sep 1997 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.74× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.18×
- Ted ChastainEilenberg & Krause LLPFirst linked Sep 2009 · Text search only · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 5.93× · Went dark 2.32× · 95% wipeout 1.44×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph EhrenreichEilenberg & Krause LLP | Sep 1997 | Named in a filing | 5 | 2.74 | 0.00 | 2.18 |
| Ted ChastainEilenberg & Krause LLP | Sep 2009 | Text search only | 6 | 5.93 | 2.32 | 1.44 |