COM21 INC CMTO (last ticker on record)
CIK 945379Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Went dark (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
- 1
- Newest began Feb 2001
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Mar 2000 to Oct 2002
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (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.
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Feb 2001 · Named in a filing · 1,468 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.60× · 95% wipeout 1.42×
- Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLPFirst linked Mar 1998 · Named in a filing · 350 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.17× · Went dark 0.81× · 95% wipeout 1.52×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Feb 2001 | Named in a filing | 1,468 | 1.09 | 0.60 | 1.42 |
| Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP | Mar 1998 | Named in a filing | 350 | 1.17 | 0.81 | 1.52 |
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.
- Michael S. DorfShearman & SterlingFirst linked Jul 2000 · Named in a filing · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.59× · Went dark 1.36× · 95% wipeout 1.40×
- ARMANDO CASTROBrobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLPFirst linked Mar 1998 · Named in a filing · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 2.52× · 95% wipeout 2.30×
- Thomas W. KellermanMorgan LewisFirst linked Mar 1998 · Named in a filing · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.94× · Went dark 3.06× · 95% wipeout 1.41×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael S. DorfShearman & Sterling | Jul 2000 | Named in a filing | 18 | 1.59 | 1.36 | 1.40 |
| ARMANDO CASTROBrobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP | Mar 1998 | Named in a filing | 8 | 0.00 | 2.52 | 2.30 |
| Thomas W. KellermanMorgan Lewis | Mar 1998 | Named in a filing | 15 | 0.94 | 3.06 | 1.41 |