ESS TECHNOLOGY INC ESST (last ticker on record)
CIK 907410Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restructuring
- 95% wipeout
- 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 Sep 2006
- Largest fall in its shares
- 95%
- Jan 2004 to Sep 2006
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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.
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPFirst linked Sep 2001 · Named in SEC correspondence · 500 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 0.61× · 95% wipeout 1.08×
- VENTURE LAW GROUPFirst linked Feb 1997 · Named in a filing · 127 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.32× · Went dark 1.04× · 95% wipeout 1.23×
- Shin & KimFirst linked Sep 2001 · Text search only · 22 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | Sep 2001 | Named in SEC correspondence | 500 | 1.12 | 0.61 | 1.08 |
| VENTURE LAW GROUP | Feb 1997 | Named in a filing | 127 | 1.32 | 1.04 | 1.23 |
| Shin & Kim | Sep 2001 | Text search only | 22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.16 |
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.
- Lowell D. NessOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPFirst linked Sep 2001 · Named in a filing · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.87× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.08×
- Peter CohnOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPFirst linked Sep 2001 · Named in a filing · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.03×
- Tae Hea NahmVENTURE LAW GROUPFirst linked Feb 1997 · Named in a filing · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.79× · Went dark 2.26× · 95% wipeout 1.14×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell D. NessOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | Sep 2001 | Named in a filing | 9 | 0.87 | 0.00 | 2.08 |
| Peter CohnOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | Sep 2001 | Named in a filing | 9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.03 |
| Tae Hea NahmVENTURE LAW GROUP | Feb 1997 | Named in a filing | 10 | 1.79 | 2.26 | 1.14 |