Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc ASTX (last ticker on record)
CIK 919722Its 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 Jun 2006
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- 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)
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.
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Jul 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,468 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.60× · 95% wipeout 1.41×
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Sep 2013 · Text search only · 2,607 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 0.82×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Jul 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,468 | 1.09 | 0.60 | 1.41 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Sep 2013 | Text search only | 2,607 | 1.15 | 0.19 | 0.82 |
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.
- Denny KwonCovington & BurlingFirst linked Sep 2013 · Named in a filing · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- ANDREW J. HIRSCHWilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Apr 2005 · Named in a filing · 14 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.33×
- KATHLEEN B. BLOCHWilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Feb 2000 · Named in a filing · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.99× · Went dark 1.91× · 95% wipeout 1.74×
- JOHN V. ROOSWilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Jul 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.39× · Went dark 1.50× · 95% wipeout 1.28×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny KwonCovington & Burling | Sep 2013 | Named in a filing | 9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| ANDREW J. HIRSCHWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Apr 2005 | Named in a filing | 14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.33 |
| KATHLEEN B. BLOCHWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Feb 2000 | Named in a filing | 10 | 0.99 | 1.91 | 1.74 |
| JOHN V. ROOSWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Jul 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 12 | 1.39 | 1.50 | 1.28 |