Linked to 1,224 companies since May 1995. A filing names it for 64% of those. The rest come from a text search, which also finds a firm on the other side of a deal.
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.
82 of these companies later showed signs of SEC or DOJ scrutiny and had another red flag. Comparable companies would show 71.6, so that is 1.15× what you would expect.
Each bar’s tick marks 1×, no more than comparable companies. A colored bar has q below 0.05, the usual bar.
| What came later | Companies | Expected | × expected | q |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC or DOJ scrutiny and another red flag | 82 | 71.6 | 1.15 | 0.826 |
| SEC or DOJ scrutiny | 118 | 117.3 | 1.01 | 1.000 |
| Stopped filing, and the SEC acted | 64 | 61.9 | 1.03 | 1.000 |
| Shares fell 95% from their high | 251 | 224.9 | 1.12 | 0.626 |
| Two or more different red flags | 244 | 202.9 | 1.20 | 0.058 |
| Said its accounts could not be relied on | 229 | 196.6 | 1.16 | 0.581 |
| Bankruptcy or receivership | 92 | 57.2 | 1.61 | 0.003 |
| Restructuring or accelerated debt | 236 | 205.2 | 1.15 | 0.208 |
| Delisting notice | 460 | 402.5 | 1.14 | 0.080 |
| SEC accounting enforcement release | 31 | 25.8 | 1.20 | 1.000 |
| An SEC release or DOJ statement names it, an officer or its stock | 60 | 62.1 | 0.97 | 1.000 |
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| 1 | Brandon F. LombardiGreenberg Traurig | 5 | 80% | 3 | 0.5 | 6.59 | 0.747 | 4.27 | 6.19 | 2.71 |
| 2 | Paul BerkowitzGreenberg Traurig | 21 | 76% | 4 | 1.4 | 2.78 | 0.912 | 2.53 | 0.71 | 0.32 |
| 3 | Alan I. AnnexGreenberg Traurig | 153 | 93% | 5 | 6.3 | 0.79 | 1.000 | 0.55 | 0.24 | 1.12 |
| 4 | Jason T. SimonGreenberg Traurig | 120 | 95% | 5 | 5.1 | 0.97 | 1.000 | 0.68 | 0.30 | 1.13 |
| 5 | Mark C. LeeGreenberg Traurig | 44 | 86% | 2 | 2.4 | 0.84 | 1.000 | 0.71 | 3.21 | 1.82 |
| 6 | Stephen A. WeissGreenberg Traurig | 36 | 100% | 1 | 2.0 | 0.49 | 1.000 | 0.87 | 3.25 | 1.85 |
| 7 | Anthony J. MarsicoGreenberg Traurig | 33 | 67% | 1 | 1.5 | 0.66 | 1.000 | 0.38 | 3.58 | 1.38 |
| 8 | Daniel K. DonahueGreenberg Traurig | 31 | 100% | 3 | 1.6 | 1.85 | 1.000 | 1.10 | 0.38 | 1.68 |
| 9 | Brian H. BlaneyGreenberg Traurig | 29 | 97% | 3 | 1.6 | 1.84 | 1.000 | 1.09 | 1.03 | 1.48 |
| 10 | Kara L. MacCulloughGreenberg Traurig | 26 | 100% | 1 | 2.2 | 0.46 | 1.000 | 0.55 | 2.41 | 0.75 |
| 11 | GARY EPSTEINGreenberg Traurig | 25 | 92% | 2 | 2.1 | 0.94 | 1.000 | 0.87 | 0.63 | 1.20 |
| 12 | Ira N. RosnerGreenberg Traurig | 24 | 63% | 1 | 1.9 | 0.54 | 1.000 | 0.63 | 1.00 | 1.38 |
| 13 | Drew M. AltmanGreenberg Traurig | 23 | 100% | 1 | 1.2 | 0.85 | 1.000 | 1.83 | 0.00 | 1.51 |
| 14 | Robert S. KantGreenberg Traurig | 22 | 96% | 4 | 1.8 | 2.29 | 1.000 | 2.29 | 2.08 | 0.83 |
| 15 | Mark J. KelsonGreenberg Traurig | 21 | 100% | 3 | 1.3 | 2.31 | 1.000 | 1.31 | 0.00 | 1.75 |
| 16 | Brian J. GavsieGreenberg Traurig | 20 | 100% | 1 | 1.3 | 0.75 | 1.000 | 1.02 | 0.80 | 0.58 |
| 17 | Clifford E. NeimethGreenberg Traurig | 20 | 80% | 1 | 1.3 | 0.75 | 1.000 | 0.88 | 0.00 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Adam NamouryGreenberg Traurig | 18 | 72% | 1 | 0.6 | 1.73 | 1.000 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.58 |
| 19 | Bruce C. RosettoGreenberg Traurig | 17 | 88% | 2 | 1.0 | 1.93 | 1.000 | 1.17 | 1.13 | 0.87 |
| 20 | Donn A. BeloffGreenberg Traurig | 16 | 81% | 1 | 0.9 | 1.16 | 1.000 | 0.62 | 1.68 | 0.79 |
| 21 | BRUCE E. MACDONOUGHGreenberg Traurig | 15 | 100% | 2 | 1.2 | 1.61 | 1.000 | 0.97 | 0.00 | 1.93 |
| 22 | Raymond A. LeeGreenberg Traurig | 15 | 87% | 2 | 1.1 | 1.75 | 1.000 | 1.13 | 0.00 | 1.36 |
| 23 | Joshua M. SamekGreenberg Traurig | 14 | 93% | 2 | 0.9 | 2.25 | 1.000 | 2.48 | 0.00 | 1.47 |
| 24 | Mark J. WishnerGreenberg Traurig | 13 | 100% | 1 | 0.9 | 1.06 | 1.000 | 0.65 | 1.73 | 2.36 |
| 25 | Randolph H. FieldsGreenberg Traurig | 13 | 85% | 1 | 0.7 | 1.38 | 1.000 | 1.54 | 3.02 | 0.65 |
| 26 | Tricia BrankerGreenberg Traurig | 13 | 100% | 1 | 0.2 | 4.31 | 1.000 | 3.28 | 0.00 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Bradley A. JacobsonGreenberg Traurig | 12 | 42% | 1 | 0.9 | 1.11 | 1.000 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 0.83 |
| 28 | Andrew E. BalogGreenberg Traurig | 11 | 100% | 1 | 0.9 | 1.12 | 1.000 | 0.73 | 0.00 | 1.44 |
| 29 | Michael L. PflaumGreenberg Traurig | 11 | 91% | 1 | 0.8 | 1.28 | 1.000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.65 |
| 30 | MICHAEL L. KAPLANGreenberg Traurig | 9 | 100% | 1 | 0.7 | 1.54 | 1.000 | 1.84 | 1.96 | 3.01 |
| 31 | Michael LeveilleGreenberg Traurig | 9 | 22% | 1 | 0.6 | 1.58 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 32 | Rebecca R. OrandGreenberg Traurig | 8 | 100% | 1 | 0.9 | 1.15 | 1.000 | 0.73 | 0.00 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Morris C. BrownGreenberg Traurig | 7 | 86% | 1 | 0.3 | 3.23 | 1.000 | 3.57 | 1.70 | 0.00 |
| 34 | Thomas R. MartinGreenberg Traurig | 7 | 100% | 1 | 0.2 | 4.76 | 1.000 | 3.65 | 0.00 | 0.97 |
| 35 | William WongGreenberg Traurig | 7 | 100% | 1 | 0.3 | 2.87 | 1.000 | 1.63 | 0.00 | 1.14 |
| 36 | Sung KimGreenberg Traurig | 6 | 83% | 1 | 0.4 | 2.25 | 1.000 | 1.25 | 6.23 | 1.24 |
| 37 | Derek J. MirzaGreenberg Traurig | 5 | 100% | 1 | 0.3 | 3.97 | 1.000 | 2.18 | 4.96 | 2.46 |
| 38 | Elizabeth W. FraserGreenberg Traurig | 5 | 100% | 2 | 0.6 | 3.64 | 1.000 | 2.69 | 7.59 | 1.37 |
| 39 | Jeremy D. ZangaraGreenberg Traurig | 5 | 100% | 2 | 0.3 | 7.40 | 1.000 | 4.02 | 0.00 | 3.17 |
| 40 | Jonathan BellGreenberg Traurig | 5 | 40% | 1 | 0.4 | 2.26 | 1.000 | 1.61 | 0.00 | 1.30 |
| 41 | MICHAEL G. TAYLORGreenberg Traurig | 5 | 100% | 1 | 0.5 | 1.84 | 1.000 | 2.26 | 0.00 | 2.13 |
| 42 | Phillip J. KushnerGreenberg Traurig | 5 | 80% | 2 | 0.7 | 3.02 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 2.25 | 3.06 |
| 43 | David HubermanGreenberg Traurig | 33 | 94% | 0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 6.02 | 0.70 |
| 44 | Robert L. GrossmanGreenberg Traurig | 29 | 93% | 0 | 1.8 | 0.00 | — | 0.77 | 0.00 | 1.34 |
| 45 | Joseph A. HerzGreenberg Traurig | 26 | 92% | 0 | 1.2 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.89 | 0.93 |
| 46 | Laurie L. GreenGreenberg Traurig | 26 | 92% | 0 | 1.5 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.67 |
| 47 | Flora R. PerezGreenberg Traurig | 22 | 23% | 0 | 1.2 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.04 |
| 48 | Michael SoumasGreenberg Traurig | 21 | 100% | 0 | 0.5 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 49 | Barbara A. JonesGreenberg Traurig | 18 | 100% | 0 | 0.8 | 0.00 | — | 0.64 | 3.02 | 1.20 |
| 50 | Judith D. FryerGreenberg Traurig | 17 | 71% | 0 | 0.8 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.61 |
| How it is known | |||
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| SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPBRLC (last ticker on record) | May 2003 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| DMK PHARMACEUTICALS CorpDMK (last ticker on record) | Jan 2009 | Text search only |
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| GTT Communications, Inc.GTT (last ticker on record) | Jun 2006 | Named in a filing |
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| Revolution Lighting Technologies, Inc.RVLT (last ticker on record) | Jan 1999 | Named in a filing |
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| McLeodUSA LLCMCLD (last ticker on record) | Apr 2001 | Named in a filing |
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| Nikola CorpNKLA (last ticker on record) | Feb 2018 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| PARKER DRILLING COPKD (last ticker on record) | Jun 2010 | Named in a filing |
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| Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.RRTS (last ticker on record) | Jul 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| Helios & Matheson Analytics Inc.HMNY (last ticker on record) | Jan 2018 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| Liquid Holdings Group, Inc.LIQD (last ticker on record) | Dec 2012 | Text search only |
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| MAGNUM HUNTER RESOURCES CORPMHRCQ (last ticker on record) | Jul 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| PROJECT SAGE OLDCO, INC.SIEN (last ticker on record) | Jul 2014 | Text search only |
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| Allarity Therapeutics, Inc.ALLR (last ticker on record) | Aug 2021 | Text search only |
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| BANKUNITED FINANCIAL CORPBKUNA (last ticker on record) | Apr 1998 | Named in a filing |
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| Fat Brands, IncFAT (last ticker on record) | May 2021 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| PRECIGEN, INC.PGEN (last ticker on record) | May 2013 | Text search only |
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| ACACIA RESEARCH CORPACTG (last ticker on record) | Oct 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| Airspan Networks Holdings Inc.MIMO (last ticker on record) | Sep 2020 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INCAHT (last ticker on record) | Jul 2020 | Text search only |
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| AXION INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.AXIH (last ticker on record) | Dec 2011 | Named in a filing |
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| BAKERS FOOTWEAR GROUP INCBKRS (last ticker on record) | Apr 2002 | Named in a filing |
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| BeneficientBENF (last ticker on record) | Dec 2022 | Named in a filing |
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| CEMTREX INCCETXP (last ticker on record) | Apr 2016 | Text search only |
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| Edgio, Inc.EGIO (last ticker on record) | Apr 2007 | Text search only |
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| ENZO BIOCHEM INCENZB (last ticker on record) | Mar 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| ERHC Energy IncERHE (last ticker on record) | Jan 1998 | Named in a filing |
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| Fusion Connect, Inc.FSNN (last ticker on record) | Nov 2004 | Text search only |
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| Jones Energy, Inc.JONE (last ticker on record) | Mar 2013 | Text search only |
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| MILLENNIUM SPORTS MANAGEMENT INCMSPT (last ticker on record) | Apr 1998 | Named in a filing |
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| Ontrak, Inc.OTRK (last ticker on record) | Jan 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| Perfumania Holdings, Inc.PERF (last ticker on record) | Aug 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| PROGRESSIVE GAMING INTERNATIONAL CORPPGIC (last ticker on record) | Sep 2001 | Named in a filing |
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| SMART FOR LIFE, INC.SMFL (last ticker on record) | Dec 2021 | Text search only |
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| U S ENERGY SYSTEMS INCUSEY (last ticker on record) | Feb 2000 | Named in a filing |
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| Vaxart, Inc.VXRT (last ticker on record) | Dec 2017 | Text search only |
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| VERITEQVTEQ (last ticker on record) | Mar 2001 | Text search only |
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| Vintage Wine Estates, Inc.VWE (last ticker on record) | Mar 2021 | Text search only |
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| VivoSim Labs, INC.VIVS (last ticker on record) | Dec 2019 | Text search only |
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| American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc.AVCT (last ticker on record) | May 2017 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| Appgate, Inc.APGT (last ticker on record) | Dec 2021 | Named in a filing |
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| Beachbody Company, Inc.BODI (last ticker on record) | Feb 2021 | Text search only |
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| BurgerFi International, Inc.BFI (last ticker on record) | Nov 2017 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| BuzzFeed, Inc.BZFD (last ticker on record) | Nov 2020 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| CACHE INCCACH (last ticker on record) | Dec 1995 | Named in a filing |
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| Cipher Digital Inc.CIPH (last ticker on record) | Jul 2021 | Text search only |
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| Clever Leaves Holdings Inc.CLVR (last ticker on record) | Aug 2020 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| CYREN Ltd.CYRN (last ticker on record) | Nov 2017 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| Cyxtera Technologies, Inc.CYXT (last ticker on record) | May 2021 | Text search only |
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| DarioHealth Corp.DRIO (last ticker on record) | Feb 2016 | Text search only |
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| Datavault AI Inc.DVLT (last ticker on record) | Apr 2020 | Text search only |
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