TELSCAPE INTERNATIONAL INC TSCPQ (last ticker on record)
CIK 925928Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Went dark (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 Nov 2000
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Jun 1998 to Apr 2001
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (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.
- Thompson Knight Brown Parker & LeahyFirst linked May 2000 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 2.10× · 95% wipeout 1.49×
- SWIDLER & BERLIN, CHARTEREDFirst linked Jul 1998 · Named in a filing · 78 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 1.75× · 95% wipeout 1.36×
- Gardere Wynne Sewell LLPFirst linked Nov 1997 · Named in a filing · 117 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.97× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Knight Brown Parker & Leahy | May 2000 | Named in a filing | 6 | 0.00 | 2.10 | 1.49 |
| SWIDLER & BERLIN, CHARTERED | Jul 1998 | Named in a filing | 78 | 0.98 | 1.75 | 1.36 |
| Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP | Nov 1997 | Named in a filing | 117 | 1.13 | 0.97 | 1.24 |
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.
- Sean P. McGuinnessSWIDLER & BERLIN, CHARTEREDFirst linked Nov 1999 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.35× · Went dark 1.96× · 95% wipeout 2.33×
- MORRIS F. DEFEO JR.SWIDLER & BERLIN, CHARTEREDFirst linked Jul 1998 · Named in a filing · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.52× · Went dark 1.50× · 95% wipeout 1.73×
- ERIC A. BLUMROSENGardere Wynne Sewell LLPFirst linked Nov 1997 · Named in a filing · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.26× · Went dark 5.37× · 95% wipeout 2.28×
- Kathleen L. CervenyEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked Oct 1996 · Named in a filing · 17 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.51× · Went dark 3.30× · 95% wipeout 2.28×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean P. McGuinnessSWIDLER & BERLIN, CHARTERED | Nov 1999 | Named in a filing | 6 | 1.35 | 1.96 | 2.33 |
| MORRIS F. DEFEO JR.SWIDLER & BERLIN, CHARTERED | Jul 1998 | Named in a filing | 13 | 1.52 | 1.50 | 1.73 |
| ERIC A. BLUMROSENGardere Wynne Sewell LLP | Nov 1997 | Named in a filing | 5 | 2.26 | 5.37 | 2.28 |
| Kathleen L. CervenyEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | Oct 1996 | Named in a filing | 17 | 0.51 | 3.30 | 2.28 |