AVIGEN INC \DE AVGN (last ticker on record)
CIK 932903Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restructuring
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 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
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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.
- Olshan Frome Wolosky LLPFirst linked Jan 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 390 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.38× · Went dark 0.86× · 95% wipeout 1.22×
- Cooley LLPFirst linked May 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP | Jan 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 390 | 1.38 | 0.86 | 1.22 |
| Cooley LLP | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 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.
- David A. LipkinCooley LLPFirst linked Mar 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Adam W. FinermanOlshan Frome Wolosky LLPFirst linked Jan 2009 · Named in SEC correspondence · 27 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.55×
- Brett D. WhiteCooley LLPFirst linked Dec 1998 · Named in SEC correspondence · 55 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.27× · Went dark 0.84× · 95% wipeout 0.97×
- Andrei M. ManoliuCooley LLPFirst linked May 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.52× · Went dark 1.20× · 95% wipeout 0.61×
- Alan C. MendelsonLatham & Watkins LLPFirst linked May 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 95 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.60× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 1.35×
- ROBERT J. BRIGHAMCooley LLPFirst linked May 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.84× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.74×
- Steve WoloskyOlshan Frome Wolosky LLPFirst linked Jan 2009 · Text search only · 95 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.71× · Went dark 0.37× · 95% wipeout 0.90×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David A. LipkinCooley LLP | Mar 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 8 | 1.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Adam W. FinermanOlshan Frome Wolosky LLP | Jan 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence | 27 | 1.21 | 0.00 | 0.55 |
| Brett D. WhiteCooley LLP | Dec 1998 | Named in SEC correspondence | 55 | 0.27 | 0.84 | 0.97 |
| Andrei M. ManoliuCooley LLP | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 15 | 0.52 | 1.20 | 0.61 |
| Alan C. MendelsonLatham & Watkins LLP | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 95 | 0.60 | 0.19 | 1.35 |
| ROBERT J. BRIGHAMCooley LLP | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 9 | 0.84 | 0.00 | 0.74 |
| Steve WoloskyOlshan Frome Wolosky LLP | Jan 2009 | Text search only | 95 | 1.71 | 0.37 | 0.90 |