GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC GS (last ticker on record)

CIK 886982Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

SEC/DOJ scrutiny

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Red flags: 1; Newest began Sep 2024
Largest fall in its shares: —; None of 95% on record
Law firms: 8; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 12; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Sep 25, 2024SEC administrative actionSEC order (opens in a new tab)
Sep 25, 2024SEC administrative proceedingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
Feb 25, 2022A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-K (opens in a new tab)
Oct 22, 2020SEC administrative proceedingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
Oct 22, 2020SEC enforcement releaseSEC release (opens in a new tab)
Oct 22, 2020An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
Dec 16, 2019An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
Nov 2, 2018A filing mentions cooperating with the Justice DepartmentForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
May 3, 2010A filing mentions a Wells noticeForm 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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Davis Polk	Jan 2025	Named in a filing	1,694	1.26	0.06	1.02
Sidley Austin	Jul 2011	Named in a filing	1,210	1.30	0.14	0.93
Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.	Jan 2004	Named in a filing	995	1.46	0.37	0.80
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	Jul 2000	Named in a filing	741	1.31	0.12	0.76
Sullivan & Cromwell	Aug 1998	Named in SEC correspondence	1,047	1.40	0.15	0.69
Pepper Hamilton	Oct 2021	Text search only	340	1.03	0.35	1.13
Troutman Sanders LLP	Oct 2021	Text search only	335	1.15	0.61	1.16
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati	Oct 2021	Text search only	1,468	1.09	0.60	1.42

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.

Lawyers linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Brian E. HamiltonSullivan & Cromwell	Oct 2021	Named in SEC correspondence	12	1.60	0.00	0.00
C. Andrew GerlachSullivan & Cromwell	Oct 2021	Named in SEC correspondence	14	2.05	0.00	1.01
Catherine M. ClarkinSullivan & Cromwell	Jul 2020	Named in a filing	52	1.52	0.00	0.77
Alan J. SinsheimerSullivan & Cromwell	Feb 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	17	1.07	0.00	0.68
William G. FarrarSullivan & Cromwell	Oct 2001	Named in a filing	23	0.72	0.00	0.45
A. Richard SuskoCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	Jul 2000	Named in a filing	14	2.32	0.00	1.37
Arthur H. KohnCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	Jul 2000	Named in a filing	55	2.10	0.00	0.92
Robert W. Reeder IIISullivan & Cromwell	Mar 1999	Named in a filing	8	2.57	0.00	3.70
David B. HarmsSullivan & Cromwell	Aug 1998	Named in a filing	19	2.31	0.00	0.00
JOHN P. MEADSullivan & Cromwell	Aug 1998	Named in a filing	10	2.63	3.38	0.00
Damien R. ZoubekCravath Swaine & Moore	Oct 2021	Text search only	28	1.73	0.00	0.60
David S. Thomas	Oct 2021	Text search only	9	2.15	0.00	0.00