ION MEDIA NETWORKS INC. ION (last ticker on record)
CIK 923877Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- 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 Mar 2005
- Largest fall in its shares
- 97%
- Sep 1999 to Oct 2005
- Law firms
- 6
- 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)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
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.
- Fried FrankFirst linked May 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 540 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.32× · Went dark 0.24× · 95% wipeout 0.86×
- Holland & KnightFirst linked Jun 1995 · Named in SEC correspondence · 413 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.16× · Went dark 0.82× · 95% wipeout 1.21×
- Pillsbury WinthropFirst linked Jun 2007 · Text search only · 517 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.82× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
- Shaw PittmanFirst linked Jun 2007 · Text search only · 149 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.53× · 95% wipeout 1.04×
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Jun 2007 · Text search only · 2,607 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 0.82×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Sep 2001 · Text search only · 2,650 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.13× · 95% wipeout 0.84×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fried Frank | May 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 540 | 1.32 | 0.24 | 0.86 |
| Holland & Knight | Jun 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence | 413 | 1.16 | 0.82 | 1.21 |
| Pillsbury Winthrop | Jun 2007 | Text search only | 517 | 1.13 | 0.82 | 1.24 |
| Shaw Pittman | Jun 2007 | Text search only | 149 | 0.98 | 0.53 | 1.04 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Jun 2007 | Text search only | 2,607 | 1.15 | 0.19 | 0.82 |
| Shearman & Sterling | Sep 2001 | Text search only | 2,650 | 1.21 | 0.13 | 0.84 |
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.
- Laurie L. GreenGreenberg TraurigFirst linked Jun 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 26 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.67×
- MICHAEL L. JAMIESONHolland & KnightFirst linked Jun 1995 · Named in SEC correspondence · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.45× · Went dark 3.55× · 95% wipeout 2.44×
- John F. KennedyFirst linked Sep 2001 · Text search only · 190 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.53× · Went dark 0.60× · 95% wipeout 1.19×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurie L. GreenGreenberg Traurig | Jun 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.67 |
| MICHAEL L. JAMIESONHolland & Knight | Jun 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence | 8 | 1.45 | 3.55 | 2.44 |
| John F. Kennedy | Sep 2001 | Text search only | 190 | 1.53 | 0.60 | 1.19 |