O Melveny & Myers LLP

Linked to 589 companies since Jan 1994. A filing names it for 62% 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.

48 of these companies later showed signs of SEC or DOJ scrutiny and had another red flag. Comparable companies would show 41.4, so that is 1.16× what you would expect.

SEC or DOJ scrutiny and another red flag: 1.16×; 48 companies, 41.4 expected, q 0.889
SEC or DOJ scrutiny: 1.07×; 75 companies, 70.2 expected, q 1.000
Stopped filing, and the SEC acted: 0.25×; 6 companies, 24.3 expected, q 1.000
Shares fell 95% from their high: 1.06×; 88 companies, 83.3 expected, q 0.995

Each bar’s tick marks 1×, no more than comparable companies. A colored bar has q below 0.05, the usual bar.

Every outcome

What came later among these companies, against comparable companies
What came later	Companies	Expected	× expected	q
SEC or DOJ scrutiny and another red flag	48	41.4	1.16	0.889
SEC or DOJ scrutiny	75	70.2	1.07	1.000
Stopped filing, and the SEC acted	6	24.3	0.25	1.000
Shares fell 95% from their high	88	83.3	1.06	0.995
Two or more different red flags	110	93.8	1.17	0.348
Said its accounts could not be relied on	84	81.7	1.03	1.000
Bankruptcy or receivership	35	26.4	1.32	0.370
Restructuring or accelerated debt	146	111.6	1.31	0.013
Delisting notice	224	178.2	1.26	0.002
SEC accounting enforcement release	18	16.8	1.07	1.000
An SEC release or DOJ statement names it, an officer or its stock	38	36.9	1.03	1.000

What each of these means

SEC or DOJ scrutiny and another red flag: The SEC or DOJ took an interest, and the company also fell 95%, restated its accounts, restructured or went bankrupt.
SEC or DOJ scrutiny: An enforcement release; a Wells notice, a formal order, a subpoena or a statement that it is cooperating with the SEC or Justice Department in the company's own filings; or far more SEC letters than a company normally draws. Whether or not the company was ever charged: most cases settle, or end in nothing public.
Stopped filing, and the SEC acted: The SEC revoked the company's registration, or suspended trading, for nothing but not filing.
Shares fell 95% from their high: A close at least 95% below the earlier high, with no close above a fifth of that high in the next ten, so that one bad print does not count. It can recover later.
Two or more different red flags: Any two of: SEC or DOJ scrutiny, a 95% fall, a restatement, a restructuring, a bankruptcy.
Said its accounts could not be relied on: The company's own Item 4.02 notice on Form 8-K.
Bankruptcy or receivership: The company's Item 1.03 notice on Form 8-K. This follows how much debt clients carry, so restructuring practices read high here.
Restructuring or accelerated debt: Item 2.05 or Item 2.04 on Form 8-K.
Delisting notice: Item 3.01 on Form 8-K. Mergers and transfers between exchanges report under it too, so it is shown but counts as no red flag.
SEC accounting enforcement release: An Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Release that names the company.
An SEC release or DOJ statement names it, an officer or its stock: The text of a release or a DOJ statement names the company, one of its officers, or its stock as what a scheme sold or moved. It does not say the company did wrong: a company can be the victim. This is about the company, never its lawyers.

Lawyers at this firm

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Lawyers ranked by SEC or DOJ scrutiny and another red flag. Click a column to sort.
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1	Eric C. SibbittO Melveny & Myers LLP	15	93%	4	1.1	3.58	0.836	2.29	0.00	1.43
2	Robert PlesnarskiO Melveny & Myers LLP	28	96%	6	3.0	1.99	0.908	1.88	0.82	0.84
3	Warren T. LazarowO Melveny & Myers LLP	32	88%	3	1.8	1.67	1.000	1.24	0.64	0.96
4	David J. Johnson Jr.O Melveny & Myers LLP	26	89%	3	1.9	1.57	1.000	1.28	0.00	0.83
5	Kurt J. BerneyO Melveny & Myers LLP	22	96%	2	1.7	1.15	1.000	1.39	0.00	1.89
6	J. Jay HerronO Melveny & Myers LLP	21	100%	4	2.0	2.04	1.000	1.56	1.04	1.63
7	Richard A. BoehmerO Melveny & Myers LLP	21	91%	3	2.1	1.43	1.000	1.48	0.00	1.92
8	Paul S. ScrivanoO Melveny & Myers LLP	19	84%	2	1.1	1.74	1.000	1.33	0.00	0.65
9	David A. KrinskyO Melveny & Myers LLP	17	100%	3	1.3	2.38	1.000	1.92	0.00	2.05
10	Martin P. DunnO Melveny & Myers LLP	16	94%	3	1.6	1.92	1.000	1.57	0.00	1.23
11	Kurt BerneyO Melveny & Myers LLP	15	87%	2	0.9	2.26	1.000	1.96	1.00	1.33
12	Timothy R. CurryO Melveny & Myers LLP	15	93%	2	1.1	1.77	1.000	1.56	1.35	0.59
13	Karen K. DreyfusO Melveny & Myers LLP	14	100%	1	1.1	0.89	1.000	0.55	0.00	2.95
14	Peter T. HealyO Melveny & Myers LLP	14	93%	2	1.1	1.89	1.000	1.17	0.00	1.70
15	Steven L. GrossmanO Melveny & Myers LLP	13	54%	2	0.6	3.11	1.000	1.61	0.00	0.77
16	Loren J. WeberO Melveny & Myers LLP	10	100%	1	0.4	2.27	1.000	1.09	0.00	0.00
17	Thomas J. LearyO Melveny & Myers LLP	9	100%	3	1.4	2.15	1.000	1.55	0.00	1.90
18	William B. KueselO Melveny & Myers LLP	8	75%	1	0.5	2.11	1.000	1.11	0.00	0.00
19	Allison M. KellerO Melveny & Myers LLP	7	86%	2	0.6	3.53	1.000	2.25	0.00	0.96
20	Frederick B. McLaneO Melveny & Myers LLP	7	86%	1	0.5	1.86	1.000	1.13	0.00	1.30
21	Paul L. SiebenO Melveny & Myers LLP	6	83%	1	0.3	2.83	1.000	1.69	0.00	1.52
22	Stephen B. SonneO Melveny & Myers LLP	6	67%	2	0.5	4.04	1.000	2.19	0.00	0.00
23	Aimee S. WeisnerO Melveny & Myers LLP	5	40%	1	0.3	3.16	1.000	3.93	2.06	0.00
24	D. STEPHEN ANTIONO Melveny & Myers LLP	5	100%	2	0.6	3.35	1.000	2.25	0.00	3.34
25	KENDALL R. BISHOPO Melveny & Myers LLP	5	100%	2	0.3	7.56	1.000	4.07	0.00	1.91
26	Michael L. HawkinsO Melveny & Myers LLP	5	100%	1	0.3	3.42	1.000	1.99	2.00	1.41
27	Scott A. GrazianoO Melveny & Myers LLP	5	100%	1	0.5	2.15	1.000	1.36	2.60	4.01
28	Shelly HeydukO Melveny & Myers LLP	24	100%	0	1.3	0.00	—	0.38	0.00	0.23
29	David RobertsO Melveny & Myers LLP	20	85%	0	1.1	0.00	—	0.46	0.00	1.05
30	Chao Yang DistrictO Melveny & Myers LLP	14	21%	0	0.8	0.00	—	1.30	0.00	0.54
31	Ke GengO Melveny & Myers LLP	14	93%	0	0.6	0.00	—	0.88	2.45	1.81
32	C. James LevinO Melveny & Myers LLP	13	92%	0	1.5	0.00	—	0.90	0.00	1.08
33	Douglas C. FreemanO Melveny & Myers LLP	12	58%	0	0.7	0.00	—	0.90	0.00	0.47
34	Mark D. PetersonO Melveny & Myers LLP	11	100%	0	0.5	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00
35	Gary J. SingerO Melveny & Myers LLP	10	80%	0	1.0	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00
36	Ryan CoombsO Melveny & Myers LLP	8	100%	0	0.3	0.00	—	0.00	—	0.79
37	Jeffrey W. WalbridgeO Melveny & Myers LLP	8	88%	0	0.9	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00
38	Paul Motley John-Paul MotleyO Melveny & Myers LLP	7	14%	0	0.4	0.00	—	1.22	0.00	0.00
39	Noah KornblithO Melveny & Myers LLP	6	100%	0	0.2	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	1.14
40	Robert L. DavisO Melveny & Myers LLP	6	33%	0	0.4	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	1.21
41	Nate GallonO Melveny & Myers LLP	5	80%	0	0.4	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	1.11
42	Nima AminiO Melveny & Myers LLP	5	80%	0	0.1	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00
43	Vincent LinO Melveny & Myers LLP	5	100%	0	0.1	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00

Linked companies

WithSortOnly where a filing names them

Companies linked to this firm or lawyer, and what came later among them. Click a column to sort.
		How it is known
SERACARE LIFE SCIENCES INCSRLS (last ticker on record)	Nov 2003	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
COMSCORE, INC.SCOR (last ticker on record)	Apr 2007	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
LadRx CorpLADX (last ticker on record)	Nov 2004	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
BROADCOM CORPBRCM (last ticker on record)	Mar 2006	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
CORINTHIAN COLLEGES INCCOCO (last ticker on record)	Jul 1998	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
MATTEL INCMAT (last ticker on record)	Oct 1997	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
NEW CENTURY FINANCIAL CORPNEWCQ (last ticker on record)	Apr 2004	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPVTSS (last ticker on record)	Jan 2007	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Activision Blizzard, Inc.ATVI (last ticker on record)	Jul 2001	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
CALIFORNIA MICRO DEVICES CORPCAMD (last ticker on record)	Jan 1998	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
CTI BIOPHARMA CORPCTIC (last ticker on record)	Sep 2005	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Happen, Inc.HAPN (last ticker on record)	Aug 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Mondelez International, Inc.MDLZ (last ticker on record)	Jan 2000	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Old QVC Group, Inc.QVCGP (last ticker on record)	Mar 2023	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
REGIS CORPRGS (last ticker on record)	Jul 2009	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Sequential Brands Group, Inc.SQBG (last ticker on record)	Sep 2015	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring
ALTABA INC.AABA (last ticker on record)	Jul 2005	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring
GOTTSCHALKS INCGOT (last ticker on record)	Jan 1996	Named in a filing	95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
HEXION INC.	Feb 2005	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring
IndiePub Entertainment, Inc.IPUB (last ticker on record)	Dec 2009	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Inspired Entertainment, Inc.INSE (last ticker on record)	Jul 2017	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
INTERCLOUD SYSTEMS, INC.ICLD (last ticker on record)	Dec 2012	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
MICROSEMI CORPMSCC (last ticker on record)	Apr 2008	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
PACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CALIFORNIA INCPSUN (last ticker on record)	May 1997	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INCSBL (last ticker on record)	Jun 2005	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring
TWITTER, INC.TWTR (last ticker on record)	Jul 2013	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INCUVN (last ticker on record)	Jun 1996	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCVZ (last ticker on record)	Apr 1999	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
XTI Aerospace, Inc.XTIA (last ticker on record)	Jan 2014	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL INCAMIEQ (last ticker on record)	Sep 2009	Named in SEC correspondence	Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Container Store Group, Inc.TCS (last ticker on record)	Sep 2013	Text search only	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.CTMX (last ticker on record)	Jul 2015	Text search only	95% wipeout Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Ernexa Therapeutics Inc.ERNA (last ticker on record)	Mar 2000	Named in a filing	95% wipeout Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
FHC Holdings CorpFRAN (last ticker on record)	Apr 2011	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
GNC HOLDINGS, INC.GNCIQ (last ticker on record)	Feb 2011	Text search only	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
IMH Financial Corp	Dec 2009	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Bankruptcy Restructuring
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGYIGT (last ticker on record)	Feb 1994	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
LivaNova PLCLIVN (last ticker on record)	Jun 2015	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring
LUMINENT MORTGAGE CAPITAL INCLUMC (last ticker on record)	Aug 2003	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
MSC SOFTWARE CORPMSCS (last ticker on record)	Sep 1995	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Ocugen, Inc.OCGN (last ticker on record)	Feb 2014	Text search only	95% wipeout Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
OTELCO INC.OTEL (last ticker on record)	May 2004	Named in a filing	Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
PERNIX THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC.PTX (last ticker on record)	Nov 1996	Named in a filing	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
SANDISK CORPSNDK (last ticker on record)	Apr 2003	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.SNNA (last ticker on record)	Jul 2017	Text search only	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Spansion Inc.CODE (last ticker on record)	Apr 2005	Named in a filing	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
TN-K ENERGY GROUP INC.TNKY (last ticker on record)	Jun 2000	Named in a filing	95% wipeout Restatement Restructuring Went dark (not a red flag)
TPI COMPOSITES, INCTPICQ (last ticker on record)	Feb 2015	Text search only	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
TWEEN BRANDS, INC.TWB (last ticker on record)	Apr 2002	Named in a filing	95% wipeout Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
WESTERN DIGITAL CORPWDC (last ticker on record)	Dec 2003	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)

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At a glance

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