APPLIX INC APLX (last ticker on record)
CIK 932112Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- 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 Aug 2003
- Largest fall in its shares
- 97%
- Dec 1999 to Oct 2001
- Law firms
- 3
- 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)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-Q (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.
- Bingham McCutchenFirst linked Nov 2007 · Named in a filing · 291 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.94× · Went dark 0.38× · 95% wipeout 1.04×
- WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Jun 2001 · Named in a filing · 662 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.14× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.23×
- HALE AND DORRFirst linked Jun 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 665 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.06× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.22×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingham McCutchen | Nov 2007 | Named in a filing | 291 | 0.94 | 0.38 | 1.04 |
| WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Jun 2001 | Named in a filing | 662 | 1.14 | 0.33 | 1.23 |
| HALE AND DORR | Jun 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 665 | 1.06 | 0.33 | 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.
- Kevin M. BarryTesta, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLPFirst linked Nov 2007 · Named in a filing · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.83× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Hal J. LeibowitzWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Sep 2007 · Named in a filing · 39 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.59× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.77×
- Patrick J. RondeauHALE AND DORRFirst linked Jun 2001 · Named in a filing · 17 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.84× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.19×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin M. BarryTesta, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP | Nov 2007 | Named in a filing | 7 | 0.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Hal J. LeibowitzWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Sep 2007 | Named in a filing | 39 | 0.59 | 0.00 | 0.77 |
| Patrick J. RondeauHALE AND DORR | Jun 2001 | Named in a filing | 17 | 1.84 | 0.00 | 1.19 |