SYNAGRO TECHNOLOGIES INC SYGR (last ticker on record)
CIK 895565Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 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
- 1
- Newest began Feb 2005
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 8
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- 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)
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.
- Kirkland & EllisFirst linked Jan 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,686 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.17× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Locke Liddell & Sapp LLPFirst linked Jul 1999 · Named in a filing · 106 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 0.72× · 95% wipeout 1.73×
- Porter & HedgesFirst linked Jan 1997 · Named in a filing · 108 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.36× · 95% wipeout 1.44×
- Matthias & Berg LLPFirst linked Aug 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 3.85× · 95% wipeout 0.55×
- Fried FrankFirst linked May 2005 · Text search only · 540 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.33× · Went dark 0.24× · 95% wipeout 0.94×
- Cummings & LockwoodFirst linked Apr 2002 · Text search only · 29 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.07× · Went dark 0.49× · 95% wipeout 2.03×
- Fulbright & JaworskiFirst linked Apr 2002 · Text search only · 359 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.10× · Went dark 0.75× · 95% wipeout 1.35×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Apr 2002 · Text search only · 2,649 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.13× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | Jan 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,686 | 0.98 | 0.17 | 0.87 |
| Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP | Jul 1999 | Named in a filing | 106 | 1.24 | 0.72 | 1.73 |
| Porter & Hedges | Jan 1997 | Named in a filing | 108 | 1.13 | 0.36 | 1.44 |
| Matthias & Berg LLP | Aug 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 13 | 0.00 | 3.85 | 0.55 |
| Fried Frank | May 2005 | Text search only | 540 | 1.33 | 0.24 | 0.94 |
| Cummings & Lockwood | Apr 2002 | Text search only | 29 | 1.07 | 0.49 | 2.03 |
| Fulbright & Jaworski | Apr 2002 | Text search only | 359 | 1.10 | 0.75 | 1.35 |
| Shearman & Sterling | Apr 2002 | Text search only | 2,649 | 1.21 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
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.
- Andrew J. TerryKirkland & EllisFirst linked Jun 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.19× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- David F. TaylorLocke LordFirst linked Jul 1999 · Named in a filing · 35 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.52× · Went dark 1.10× · 95% wipeout 2.68×
- T. WILLIAM PORTERPorter & HedgesFirst linked Sep 1998 · Named in a filing · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.35× · Went dark 1.36× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- Dennis M. MyersKirkland & EllisFirst linked Jan 2005 · Text search only · 69 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.05× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.64×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew J. TerryKirkland & Ellis | Jun 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 7 | 1.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| David F. TaylorLocke Lord | Jul 1999 | Named in a filing | 35 | 1.52 | 1.10 | 2.68 |
| T. WILLIAM PORTERPorter & Hedges | Sep 1998 | Named in a filing | 7 | 1.35 | 1.36 | 1.11 |
| Dennis M. MyersKirkland & Ellis | Jan 2005 | Text search only | 69 | 1.05 | 0.00 | 0.64 |