HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES INC HGSI (last ticker on record)
CIK 901219Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Restructuring
- 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 Aug 2012
- Largest fall in its shares
- 96%
- Sep 2003 to Mar 2009
- Law firms
- 8
- 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)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 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 May 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 2,607 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonFirst linked May 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 741 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.12× · 95% wipeout 0.76×
- Wachtell Lipton Rosen & KatzFirst linked May 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 889 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.07× · 95% wipeout 0.59×
- DLA PiperFirst linked Feb 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,184 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.45× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- Piper RudnickFirst linked May 2002 · Named in SEC correspondence · 183 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.37× · 95% wipeout 0.82×
- Piper & Marbury L.L.P.First linked Nov 1998 · Named in a filing · 143 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.05× · Went dark 1.33× · 95% wipeout 0.89×
- Bachner, Tally, Polevoy & Misher LLPFirst linked Feb 1997 · Named in a filing · 24 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.73× · Went dark 0.86× · 95% wipeout 1.50×
- Fenwick & West LLPFirst linked Feb 1997 · Named in a filing · 443 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.95× · Went dark 0.21× · 95% wipeout 1.23×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | May 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 2,607 | 1.15 | 0.19 | 0.85 |
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | May 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 741 | 1.31 | 0.12 | 0.76 |
| Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | May 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 889 | 1.31 | 0.07 | 0.59 |
| DLA Piper | Feb 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,184 | 1.00 | 0.45 | 1.20 |
| Piper Rudnick | May 2002 | Named in SEC correspondence | 183 | 1.09 | 0.37 | 0.82 |
| Piper & Marbury L.L.P. | Nov 1998 | Named in a filing | 143 | 1.05 | 1.33 | 0.89 |
| Bachner, Tally, Polevoy & Misher LLP | Feb 1997 | Named in a filing | 24 | 0.73 | 0.86 | 1.50 |
| Fenwick & West LLP | Feb 1997 | Named in a filing | 443 | 0.95 | 0.21 | 1.23 |
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.
- Jay SmithNovi & Wilkin Attorneys at LawFirst linked May 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.80× · Went dark 2.37× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Marc S. GerberSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked May 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 16 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.49× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.39×
- Michael P. RoganSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked May 2012 · Named in a filing · 24 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.86× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.36×
- Adam O. EmmerichWachtell Lipton Rosen & KatzFirst linked May 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 91 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.14× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.67×
- Victor I. LewkowCleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonFirst linked May 2012 · Named in a filing · 31 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.95× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.27×
- Jason C. HarmonDLA PiperFirst linked Feb 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 21 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.36× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.37×
- Sheldon E. MisherBachner, Tally, Polevoy & Misher LLPFirst linked Mar 1997 · Named in a filing · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.29×
- Jonathan L. KravetzMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.First linked Feb 1997 · Named in a filing · 35 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.20× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.19×
- Steven A. FishmanProskauer RoseFirst linked Feb 1997 · Named in a filing · 17 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.58× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.89×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay SmithNovi & Wilkin Attorneys at Law | May 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 6 | 1.80 | 2.37 | 0.00 |
| Marc S. GerberSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | May 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 16 | 1.49 | 0.00 | 1.39 |
| Michael P. RoganSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | May 2012 | Named in a filing | 24 | 0.86 | 0.00 | 0.36 |
| Adam O. EmmerichWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | May 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 91 | 1.14 | 0.00 | 0.67 |
| Victor I. LewkowCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | May 2012 | Named in a filing | 31 | 1.95 | 0.00 | 0.27 |
| Jason C. HarmonDLA Piper | Feb 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 21 | 2.36 | 0.00 | 0.37 |
| Sheldon E. MisherBachner, Tally, Polevoy & Misher LLP | Mar 1997 | Named in a filing | 7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.29 |
| Jonathan L. KravetzMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. | Feb 1997 | Named in a filing | 35 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 1.19 |
| Steven A. FishmanProskauer Rose | Feb 1997 | Named in a filing | 17 | 0.58 | 0.00 | 1.89 |