ENCYSIVE PHARMACEUTICALS INC ENCY (last ticker on record)
CIK 887023Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restructuring
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Nov 2007
- Largest fall in its shares
- 95%
- Sep 2005 to Nov 2007
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- 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)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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.
- Covington & BurlingFirst linked Feb 2008 · Named in a filing · 447 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.07× · Went dark 0.27× · 95% wipeout 0.99×
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked Feb 2008 · Named in a filing · 1,051 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.27× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
- Porter & HedgesFirst linked May 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 108 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.36× · 95% wipeout 1.44×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington & Burling | Feb 2008 | Named in a filing | 447 | 1.07 | 0.27 | 0.99 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Feb 2008 | Named in a filing | 1,051 | 1.31 | 0.27 | 0.91 |
| Porter & Hedges | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 108 | 1.13 | 0.36 | 1.44 |
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.
- Matthew D. BlochWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked Apr 2008 · Named in a filing · 33 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.95× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.36×
- Stephen A. InfanteCovington & BurlingFirst linked Mar 2008 · Named in a filing · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.24× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.64×
- Raymond O. GietzWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked Feb 2008 · Named in a filing · 28 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.36× · Went dark 1.25× · 95% wipeout 0.58×
- Bryan K. BrownPorter & HedgesFirst linked May 2005 · Named in a filing · 16 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.34× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.38×
- Robert G. ReedyPorter & HedgesFirst linked Aug 1997 · Named in SEC correspondence · 23 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.86×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew D. BlochWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Apr 2008 | Named in a filing | 33 | 0.95 | 0.00 | 0.36 |
| Stephen A. InfanteCovington & Burling | Mar 2008 | Named in a filing | 9 | 2.24 | 0.00 | 0.64 |
| Raymond O. GietzWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Feb 2008 | Named in a filing | 28 | 1.36 | 1.25 | 0.58 |
| Bryan K. BrownPorter & Hedges | May 2005 | Named in a filing | 16 | 2.34 | 0.00 | 1.38 |
| Robert G. ReedyPorter & Hedges | Aug 1997 | Named in SEC correspondence | 23 | 1.06 | 0.00 | 1.86 |