Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Holding Corp AKS (last ticker on record)
CIK 918160Its 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 Jan 2019
- Largest fall in its shares
- 97%
- Jun 2008 to May 2019
- Law firms
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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.
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked May 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,051 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.27× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
- Arent FoxFirst linked Jul 2013 · Text search only · 90 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.94× · Went dark 0.94× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
- Frost Brown ToddFirst linked Aug 2002 · Text search only · 90 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.64× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.05×
- Pillsbury WinthropFirst linked Aug 2002 · Text search only · 516 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.82× · 95% wipeout 1.27×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Aug 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,051 | 1.31 | 0.27 | 0.91 |
| Arent Fox | Jul 2013 | Text search only | 90 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.91 |
| Frost Brown Todd | Aug 2002 | Text search only | 90 | 0.64 | 0.00 | 1.05 |
| Pillsbury Winthrop | Aug 2002 | Text search only | 516 | 1.13 | 0.82 | 1.27 |
| Shearman & Sterling | Aug 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.
- James P. DoughertyDavis PolkFirst linked Mar 2020 · Named in a filing · 22 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.38× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.40×
- Michael J. SoleckiCravath Swaine & MooreFirst linked Mar 2020 · Named in a filing · 48 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.08× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.84×
- STEPHEN H. COOPERWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked May 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.01× · Went dark 3.07× · 95% wipeout 3.67×
- Michael J. Solecki Jones DayCravath Swaine & MooreFirst linked Mar 2020 · Text search only · 33 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.62× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.88×
- Paul L. ReynoldsGRAYDON, HEAD & RITCHEYFirst linked Aug 2002 · Text search only · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.76× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.31×
- Todd W. EcklandPillsbury WinthropFirst linked Aug 2002 · Text search only · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.57× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.93×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James P. DoughertyDavis Polk | Mar 2020 | Named in a filing | 22 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 1.40 |
| Michael J. SoleckiCravath Swaine & Moore | Mar 2020 | Named in a filing | 48 | 1.08 | 0.00 | 1.84 |
| STEPHEN H. COOPERWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 8 | 1.01 | 3.07 | 3.67 |
| Michael J. Solecki Jones DayCravath Swaine & Moore | Mar 2020 | Text search only | 33 | 0.62 | 0.00 | 0.88 |
| Paul L. ReynoldsGRAYDON, HEAD & RITCHEY | Aug 2002 | Text search only | 7 | 2.76 | 0.00 | 1.31 |
| Todd W. EcklandPillsbury Winthrop | Aug 2002 | Text search only | 10 | 0.57 | 0.00 | 0.93 |