Shire plc SHPGY (last ticker on record)

CIK 936402Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

SEC/DOJ scrutiny
Restatement
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 Feb 2007
Largest fall in its shares: —; None of 95% on record
Law firms: 16; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 16; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Jan 8, 2019Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Feb 20, 2007Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Nov 9, 2005A filing mentions a formal order of investigationForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)

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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Sullivan & Cromwell	Feb 2019	Named in a filing	1,047	1.40	0.15	0.69
Kirkland & Ellis	Feb 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	1,686	0.98	0.17	0.87
Ropes & Gray	Feb 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	914	0.98	0.14	0.92
Davis Polk	Feb 2007	Named in SEC correspondence	1,694	1.26	0.06	1.02
Kaye Scholer	Dec 2003	Named in a filing	161	0.88	1.03	1.00
Slaughter and May	Nov 1999	Named in SEC correspondence	35	1.64	0.00	1.22
Cahill Gordon & Reindel	Nov 1999	Named in SEC correspondence	598	1.03	0.18	0.77
Cravath Swaine & Moore	Feb 2016	Text search only	839	1.29	0.03	0.85
Mayer Brown	Feb 2016	Text search only	680	0.98	0.34	0.94
Mourant Ozannes (Cayman)	Feb 2016	Text search only	54	0.76	0.00	0.63
R. Scott Falk	Feb 2016	Text search only	21	1.17	0.00	0.41
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Feb 2016	Text search only	2,607	1.15	0.19	0.85
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	Nov 2001	Text search only	741	1.31	0.12	0.76
Maples and Calder	Nov 2001	Text search only	1,144	0.95	0.26	0.92
McCarthy Tetrault	Jan 2001	Text search only	111	0.76	0.57	1.41
Stikeman Elliott	Jan 2001	Text search only	225	1.08	0.11	1.06

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.

Lawyers linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Christopher D. ComeauRopes & Gray	Feb 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	21	0.66	0.00	0.49
Daniel E. WolfKirkland & Ellis	Feb 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	44	1.18	0.00	0.30
Michael P. BrueckKirkland & Ellis	Feb 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	14	2.46	0.00	1.26
Paul KinsellaRopes & Gray	Feb 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	54	1.70	0.39	0.66
R. Scott FalkKirkland & Ellis	Feb 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	19	0.75	0.00	0.44
William J. ChuddDavis Polk	Jan 2015	Named in SEC correspondence	11	0.00	0.00	0.00
Andrew ZuckermanLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP	Jul 2011	Named in a filing	19	1.17	0.00	1.81
John B. MeadeDavis Polk	Feb 2007	Named in a filing	33	1.12	0.00	0.83
Barbara NimsDavis Polk	Nov 2005	Named in a filing	12	1.64	0.00	0.90
John J. McCarthy Jr.Davis Polk	Nov 2005	Named in a filing	8	0.55	0.00	0.00
Paul T. Shultz	Nov 2005	Named in a filing	136	1.34	0.18	1.49
Paul T. Schultz	Jun 2002	Named in a filing	25	1.49	0.00	1.41
Zachary BlumeRopes & Gray	Mar 2016	Text search only	31	1.30	1.69	0.52
Charles W. Mulaney Jr.Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	Feb 2016	Text search only	34	1.08	0.00	0.29
David A. SchuetteMayer Brown	Feb 2016	Text search only	23	1.55	0.00	0.00
Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton	Jan 2001	Text search only	13	1.35	0.00	0.00