BANKERS TRUST CORP

CIK 9749Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

SEC/DOJ scrutiny

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 Apr 2001
Largest fall in its shares: —; None of 95% on record
Law firms: 3; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 4; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Apr 18, 2001An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (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
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Jul 1997	Named in a filing	889	1.31	0.07	0.59
Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.	Jan 1997	Named in a filing	995	1.46	0.37	0.80
Sullivan & Cromwell	Oct 1996	Named in a filing	1,047	1.40	0.15	0.69

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
Mitchell S. EitelSullivan & Cromwell	Aug 1997	Named in a filing	29	1.87	0.00	0.49
Craig M. WassermanWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Jul 1997	Named in a filing	33	1.49	1.05	0.66
Robert E. BuckholzSullivan & Cromwell	Mar 1997	Named in a filing	39	2.39	0.00	0.93
Peter R. Douglas	Jul 1996	Named in SEC correspondence	9	1.45	0.00	0.00