BANKUNITED FINANCIAL CORP BKUNA (last ticker on record)
CIK 894490Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restatement
- Bankruptcy
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
- 4
- Newest began Mar 2012
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Dec 2004 to Jul 2009
- Law firms
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)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)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)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
- A filing mentions a grand jury subpoenaForm 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.
- Greenberg TraurigFirst linked Apr 1998 · Named in a filing · 1,223 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.01× · Went dark 1.03× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.First linked Mar 1997 · Named in a filing · 995 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.46× · Went dark 0.37× · 95% wipeout 0.80×
- Kronish Lieb Weiner & HellmanFirst linked Oct 1996 · Named in a filing · 34 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 1.47× · 95% wipeout 1.85×
- Morgan LewisFirst linked Apr 2002 · Text search only · 1,028 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Stroock & Stroock & LavanFirst linked May 2001 · Text search only · 178 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.78× · 95% wipeout 0.96×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenberg Traurig | Apr 1998 | Named in a filing | 1,223 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.10 |
| Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. | Mar 1997 | Named in a filing | 995 | 1.46 | 0.37 | 0.80 |
| Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman | Oct 1996 | Named in a filing | 34 | 1.00 | 1.47 | 1.85 |
| Morgan Lewis | Apr 2002 | Text search only | 1,028 | 1.18 | 0.31 | 1.02 |
| Stroock & Stroock & Lavan | May 2001 | Text search only | 178 | 0.98 | 0.78 | 0.96 |
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.
- Paul WilliamsFirst linked Oct 1999 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.17× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.60×
- Linda L. GriggsMorgan LewisFirst linked May 2008 · Text search only · 21 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.39× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.09×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Williams | Oct 1999 | Named in a filing | 6 | 2.17 | 0.00 | 1.60 |
| Linda L. GriggsMorgan Lewis | May 2008 | Text search only | 21 | 1.39 | 0.00 | 1.09 |