SOUTHERN CO SO (last ticker on record)
CIK 92122Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restructuring
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
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 May 2016
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 8
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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)
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.
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPFirst linked Jun 2026 · Named in a filing · 90 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.14×
- Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLPFirst linked Feb 2021 · Named in a filing · 154 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.15×
- Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPFirst linked Aug 2019 · Named in a filing · 161 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.26× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.83×
- Hunton & WilliamsFirst linked Aug 2013 · Named in a filing · 404 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.36× · 95% wipeout 0.65×
- Dewey & LeBoeuf LLPFirst linked Aug 2008 · Named in a filing · 126 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.60× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.15×
- Dewey BallantineFirst linked Apr 1998 · Named in a filing · 228 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.03× · Went dark 0.29× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.First linked Jun 1997 · Named in a filing · 995 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.46× · Went dark 0.37× · 95% wipeout 0.80×
- Troutman Sanders LLPFirst linked Jul 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 335 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.61× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troutman Pepper Locke LLP | Jun 2026 | Named in a filing | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.14 |
| Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP | Feb 2021 | Named in a filing | 154 | 1.18 | 0.00 | 1.15 |
| Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | Aug 2019 | Named in a filing | 161 | 1.26 | 0.00 | 0.83 |
| Hunton & Williams | Aug 2013 | Named in a filing | 404 | 1.06 | 0.36 | 0.65 |
| Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP | Aug 2008 | Named in a filing | 126 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
| Dewey Ballantine | Apr 1998 | Named in a filing | 228 | 2.03 | 0.29 | 0.87 |
| Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. | Jun 1997 | Named in a filing | 995 | 1.46 | 0.37 | 0.80 |
| Troutman Sanders LLP | Jul 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 335 | 1.15 | 0.61 | 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.
- Paul T. ShultzFirst linked Nov 2003 · Named in a filing · 136 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.34× · Went dark 0.18× · 95% wipeout 1.49×
- Carol D. GoldFirst linked Jul 2002 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul T. Shultz | Nov 2003 | Named in a filing | 136 | 1.34 | 0.18 | 1.49 |
| Carol D. Gold | Jul 2002 | Named in a filing | 6 | 1.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 |