AMERISTAR CASINOS INC ASCA (last ticker on record)
CIK 912145Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 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
- 1
- Newest began Jan 2006
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 13
- 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)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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.
- Morrison & FoersterFirst linked Aug 2013 · Named in a filing · 825 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.55× · 95% wipeout 1.15×
- Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLPFirst linked Feb 2008 · Named in a filing · 223 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.67× · Went dark 0.75× · 95% wipeout 0.97×
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPFirst linked Mar 2001 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,125 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.23× · Went dark 0.20× · 95% wipeout 0.96×
- Latham & Watkins LLPFirst linked Nov 1997 · Named in a filing · 2,667 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- SANDERS, BARNET, GOLDMAN, SIMONS & MOSKFirst linked Aug 1997 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Bingham Greenebaum DollFirst linked Oct 2012 · Text search only · 20 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.85× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.07×
- Bryan CaveFirst linked Oct 2012 · Text search only · 471 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.76× · 95% wipeout 0.98×
- Jones WalkerFirst linked Oct 2012 · Text search only · 161 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.34× · Went dark 0.23× · 95% wipeout 0.94×
- SNR Denton US LLPFirst linked Oct 2011 · Text search only · 28 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.29× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.92×
- Holme Roberts & Owen LLPFirst linked Jan 2010 · Text search only · 99 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.90× · 95% wipeout 1.28×
- Sonnenschein Nath & RosenthalFirst linked Jan 2010 · Text search only · 160 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.08× · Went dark 0.56× · 95% wipeout 1.23×
- Watkins Ludlam Winter & StennisFirst linked Jan 2010 · Text search only · 32 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.70× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.31×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Dec 2009 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrison & Foerster | Aug 2013 | Named in a filing | 825 | 1.17 | 0.55 | 1.15 |
| Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP | Feb 2008 | Named in a filing | 223 | 0.67 | 0.75 | 0.97 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Mar 2001 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,125 | 1.23 | 0.20 | 0.96 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Nov 1997 | Named in a filing | 2,667 | 0.98 | 0.31 | 1.10 |
| SANDERS, BARNET, GOLDMAN, SIMONS & MOSK | Aug 1997 | Named in a filing | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Bingham Greenebaum Doll | Oct 2012 | Text search only | 20 | 0.85 | 0.00 | 1.07 |
| Bryan Cave | Oct 2012 | Text search only | 471 | 1.09 | 0.76 | 0.98 |
| Jones Walker | Oct 2012 | Text search only | 161 | 1.34 | 0.23 | 0.94 |
| SNR Denton US LLP | Oct 2011 | Text search only | 28 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 1.92 |
| Holme Roberts & Owen LLP | Jan 2010 | Text search only | 99 | 1.31 | 0.90 | 1.28 |
| Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal | Jan 2010 | Text search only | 160 | 1.08 | 0.56 | 1.23 |
| Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis | Jan 2010 | Text search only | 32 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.31 |
| Shearman & Sterling | Dec 2009 | 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.
- David M. LynnMorrison & FoersterFirst linked Aug 2013 · Named in a filing · 26 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.16× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.48×
- Jonathan K. LayneGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPFirst linked Mar 2001 · Named in SEC correspondence · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.77× · Went dark 1.83× · 95% wipeout 0.74×
- Bryan Cave HROFirst linked Oct 2012 · Text search only · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 3.54×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David M. LynnMorrison & Foerster | Aug 2013 | Named in a filing | 26 | 2.16 | 0.00 | 0.48 |
| Jonathan K. LayneGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Mar 2001 | Named in SEC correspondence | 15 | 0.77 | 1.83 | 0.74 |
| Bryan Cave HRO | Oct 2012 | Text search only | 7 | 1.15 | 0.00 | 3.54 |