SONIC SOLUTIONS SNIC (last ticker on record)
CIK 916235Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restructuring
- 95% wipeout
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
- 3
- Newest began Nov 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 97%
- Jun 2004 to Mar 2009
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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)
- 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)
- 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.
- Morrison & FoersterFirst linked Feb 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 825 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.55× · 95% wipeout 1.15×
- Cooley LLPFirst linked Sep 2001 · Named in a filing · 1,634 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.71× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
- Heller EhrmanFirst linked Jan 1998 · Named in a filing · 256 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.76× · 95% wipeout 0.96×
- McCarthy TetraultFirst linked Sep 2001 · Text search only · 111 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.76× · Went dark 0.57× · 95% wipeout 1.41×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrison & Foerster | Feb 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 825 | 1.17 | 0.55 | 1.15 |
| Cooley LLP | Sep 2001 | Named in a filing | 1,634 | 0.71 | 0.44 | 1.24 |
| Heller Ehrman | Jan 1998 | Named in a filing | 256 | 1.00 | 0.76 | 0.96 |
| McCarthy Tetrault | Sep 2001 | Text search only | 111 | 0.76 | 0.57 | 1.41 |
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.
- Jon E. GavenmanCooley LLPFirst linked Feb 2011 · Named in a filing · 19 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.46× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.41×
- Gavin B. GroverMorrison & FoersterFirst linked Feb 2004 · Named in a filing · 16 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 3.08× · Went dark 2.77× · 95% wipeout 0.99×
- James R. TanenbaumMorrison & FoersterFirst linked Feb 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 46 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.41× · Went dark 1.54× · 95% wipeout 1.14×
- Kyle GuseHeller EhrmanFirst linked May 2001 · Named in a filing · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.35× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- August J. MorettiHeller EhrmanFirst linked Oct 1998 · Named in a filing · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.42× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon E. GavenmanCooley LLP | Feb 2011 | Named in a filing | 19 | 0.46 | 0.00 | 0.41 |
| Gavin B. GroverMorrison & Foerster | Feb 2004 | Named in a filing | 16 | 3.08 | 2.77 | 0.99 |
| James R. TanenbaumMorrison & Foerster | Feb 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 46 | 1.41 | 1.54 | 1.14 |
| Kyle GuseHeller Ehrman | May 2001 | Named in a filing | 11 | 1.35 | 0.00 | 1.02 |
| August J. MorettiHeller Ehrman | Oct 1998 | Named in a filing | 7 | 1.42 | 0.00 | 1.24 |