CONVERSION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL INC CVNS (last ticker on record)
CIK 934306Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 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
- 3
- Newest began Dec 2011
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Jan 2001 to Nov 2011
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- 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)
- 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)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
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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.
- Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked May 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 964 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.95× · Went dark 1.12× · 95% wipeout 1.21×
- Olshan Frome Wolosky LLPFirst linked Aug 2001 · Named in a filing · 390 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.40× · Went dark 0.86× · 95% wipeout 1.15×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | May 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 964 | 0.95 | 1.12 | 1.21 |
| Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP | Aug 2001 | Named in a filing | 390 | 1.40 | 0.86 | 1.15 |
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.
- Sarah E. WilliamsEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked Jul 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 36 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.72× · Went dark 1.81× · 95% wipeout 1.21×
- Stuart NeuhauserEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked Jun 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 417 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.79× · Went dark 0.42× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Douglas S. EllenoffEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked May 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 339 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.95× · Went dark 0.66× · 95% wipeout 0.96×
- Richard S. LaneFirst linked Jun 2001 · Named in a filing · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.05× · Went dark 2.74× · 95% wipeout 0.81×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah E. WilliamsEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | Jul 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 36 | 0.72 | 1.81 | 1.21 |
| Stuart NeuhauserEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | Jun 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 417 | 0.79 | 0.42 | 1.02 |
| Douglas S. EllenoffEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | May 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 339 | 0.95 | 0.66 | 0.96 |
| Richard S. Lane | Jun 2001 | Named in a filing | 8 | 1.05 | 2.74 | 0.81 |