BOOKS A MILLION INC BAMM (last ticker on record)
CIK 891919Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 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
- 2
- Newest began Oct 2014
- Largest fall in its shares
- 95%
- Nov 1998 to Nov 2014
- Law firms
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 9
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- 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)
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.
- White & CaseFirst linked Oct 2015 · Named in SEC correspondence · 907 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.04× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
- Munger Tolles & OlsonFirst linked Aug 2015 · Named in SEC correspondence · 80 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.57× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Maynard Cooper & GaleFirst linked Jun 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 43 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.63× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.14×
- Latham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Apr 2000 · Named in SEC correspondence · 2,667 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Hunton & WilliamsFirst linked Jul 1998 · Named in a filing · 404 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.36× · 95% wipeout 0.65×
- King & SpaldingFirst linked Aug 2015 · Text search only · 426 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.28× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 1.04×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White & Case | Oct 2015 | Named in SEC correspondence | 907 | 1.04 | 0.33 | 0.91 |
| Munger Tolles & Olson | Aug 2015 | Named in SEC correspondence | 80 | 1.57 | 0.00 | 0.87 |
| Maynard Cooper & Gale | Jun 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 43 | 1.63 | 0.00 | 1.14 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Apr 2000 | Named in SEC correspondence | 2,667 | 0.98 | 0.31 | 1.10 |
| Hunton & Williams | Jul 1998 | Named in a filing | 404 | 1.06 | 0.36 | 0.65 |
| King & Spalding | Aug 2015 | Text search only | 426 | 1.28 | 0.35 | 1.04 |
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.
- M. Adel Aslani-FarDewey BallantineFirst linked Aug 2015 · Named in SEC correspondence · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.78× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Russell B. RichardsKing & SpaldingFirst linked Aug 2015 · Named in SEC correspondence · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Mary Ann ToddMunger Tolles & OlsonFirst linked Jan 2015 · Named in SEC correspondence · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.80×
- Andrew S. NixMaynard Cooper & GaleFirst linked Jun 2014 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.36× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
- John J. HuberLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Apr 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 61 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.74×
- Timothy W. GreggMaynard Cooper & GaleFirst linked Apr 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 4.04× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.94×
- Christopher B. HarmonMaynard Cooper & GaleFirst linked Feb 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.47×
- Steven Della RoccaLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Apr 2000 · Named in SEC correspondence · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.35× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.30×
- John GiouroukakisLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Jul 2005 · Text search only · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 3.72×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Adel Aslani-FarDewey Ballantine | Aug 2015 | Named in SEC correspondence | 18 | 0.78 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Russell B. RichardsKing & Spalding | Aug 2015 | Named in SEC correspondence | 11 | 1.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Mary Ann ToddMunger Tolles & Olson | Jan 2015 | Named in SEC correspondence | 12 | 1.15 | 0.00 | 0.80 |
| Andrew S. NixMaynard Cooper & Gale | Jun 2014 | Named in a filing | 5 | 2.36 | 0.00 | 1.16 |
| John J. HuberLatham & Watkins LLP | Apr 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 61 | 1.12 | 0.00 | 1.74 |
| Timothy W. GreggMaynard Cooper & Gale | Apr 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 9 | 4.04 | 0.00 | 0.94 |
| Christopher B. HarmonMaynard Cooper & Gale | Feb 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 5 | 1.06 | 0.00 | 1.47 |
| Steven Della RoccaLatham & Watkins LLP | Apr 2000 | Named in SEC correspondence | 9 | 1.35 | 0.00 | 2.30 |
| John GiouroukakisLatham & Watkins LLP | Jul 2005 | Text search only | 13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.72 |