HILFIGER TOMMY CORP TOM (last ticker on record)
CIK 888747Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Restatement
- 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 Sep 2005
- Largest fall in its shares
- 97%
- Jul 2003 to Dec 2003
- 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)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a grand jury subpoenaForm 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.
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Jan 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 2,607 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 0.82×
- Harney Westwood & RiegelsFirst linked Feb 1997 · Named in a filing · 238 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.34× · Went dark 1.02× · 95% wipeout 0.80×
- Wachtell Lipton Rosen & KatzFirst linked Feb 1997 · Named in SEC correspondence · 889 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.29× · Went dark 0.07× · 95% wipeout 0.59×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Jan 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 2,607 | 1.15 | 0.19 | 0.82 |
| Harney Westwood & Riegels | Feb 1997 | Named in a filing | 238 | 1.34 | 1.02 | 0.80 |
| Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | Feb 1997 | Named in SEC correspondence | 889 | 1.29 | 0.07 | 0.59 |
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.
- Lou R. KlingSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Jan 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 32 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.64× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.31×
- ERIC S. ROBINSONWachtell Lipton Rosen & KatzFirst linked Feb 1997 · Named in a filing · 34 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.87× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.18×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou R. KlingSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Jan 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 32 | 1.64 | 0.00 | 0.31 |
| ERIC S. ROBINSONWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | Feb 1997 | Named in a filing | 34 | 1.87 | 0.00 | 1.18 |