NITROMED INC NTMD (last ticker on record)
CIK 927829Its 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 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Feb 2005 to Oct 2008
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 7
- 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)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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.
- HALE AND DORRFirst linked Aug 2003 · Named in a filing · 665 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Aug 2003 · Named in SEC correspondence · 662 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.14× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- Cooley LLPFirst linked Dec 2008 · Text search only · 1,634 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.71× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALE AND DORR | Aug 2003 | Named in a filing | 665 | 1.06 | 0.33 | 1.26 |
| WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Aug 2003 | Named in SEC correspondence | 662 | 1.14 | 0.33 | 1.26 |
| Cooley LLP | Dec 2008 | Text search only | 1,634 | 0.71 | 0.44 | 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.
- Jay E. BothwickWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Dec 2008 · Named in a filing · 27 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.57× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.58×
- Philip P. RossettiHALE AND DORRFirst linked Dec 2004 · Named in a filing · 27 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.62× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.31×
- Cynthia T. MazareasWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Aug 2003 · Named in a filing · 21 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.49× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.13×
- Steven D. SingerWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Aug 2003 · Named in SEC correspondence · 42 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.37× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.27×
- David E. RedlickWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Dec 2008 · Text search only · 51 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.01×
- John J. CheneyMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.First linked Dec 2008 · Text search only · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.42×
- John M. GeschkeCooley LLPFirst linked Dec 2008 · Text search only · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.42×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay E. BothwickWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Dec 2008 | Named in a filing | 27 | 1.57 | 0.00 | 0.58 |
| Philip P. RossettiHALE AND DORR | Dec 2004 | Named in a filing | 27 | 0.62 | 0.00 | 1.31 |
| Cynthia T. MazareasWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Aug 2003 | Named in a filing | 21 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 1.13 |
| Steven D. SingerWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Aug 2003 | Named in SEC correspondence | 42 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 1.27 |
| David E. RedlickWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Dec 2008 | Text search only | 51 | 1.24 | 0.33 | 1.01 |
| John J. CheneyMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. | Dec 2008 | Text search only | 7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.42 |
| John M. GeschkeCooley LLP | Dec 2008 | Text search only | 12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.42 |