GUIDANT CORP GDT (last ticker on record)
CIK 929987Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 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
- 1
- Newest began Apr 2010
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
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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.
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Mar 2006 · Named in a filing · 2,649 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.13× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Dewey BallantineFirst linked Oct 1997 · Named in a filing · 228 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.03× · Went dark 0.29× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Gunderson DettmerFirst linked Oct 1997 · Named in a filing · 333 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.66× · 95% wipeout 1.32×
- Baker & DanielsFirst linked Oct 1996 · Named in a filing · 129 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.11× · Went dark 0.45× · 95% wipeout 1.22×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shearman & Sterling | Mar 2006 | Named in a filing | 2,649 | 1.21 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| Dewey Ballantine | Oct 1997 | Named in a filing | 228 | 2.03 | 0.29 | 0.87 |
| Gunderson Dettmer | Oct 1997 | Named in a filing | 333 | 1.17 | 0.66 | 1.32 |
| Baker & Daniels | Oct 1996 | Named in a filing | 129 | 1.11 | 0.45 | 1.22 |
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.
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan L. FreedmanDewey Ballantine | Oct 1997 | Named in a filing | 15 | 1.99 | 1.71 | 1.37 |