Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Linked to 826 companies since Mar 1994. A filing names it for 61% 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.

47 of these companies later showed signs of SEC or DOJ scrutiny and had another red flag. Comparable companies would show 48.1, so that is 0.98× what you would expect.

SEC or DOJ scrutiny and another red flag: 0.98×; 47 companies, 48.1 expected, q 1.000
SEC or DOJ scrutiny: 1.02×; 89 companies, 87.5 expected, q 1.000
Stopped filing, and the SEC acted: 0.18×; 5 companies, 28.1 expected, q 1.000
Shares fell 95% from their high: 0.81×; 84 companies, 103.6 expected, q 1.000

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	47	48.1	0.98	1.000
SEC or DOJ scrutiny	89	87.5	1.02	1.000
Stopped filing, and the SEC acted	5	28.1	0.18	1.000
Shares fell 95% from their high	84	103.6	0.81	1.000
Two or more different red flags	104	112.4	0.93	1.000
Said its accounts could not be relied on	101	105.7	0.96	1.000
Bankruptcy or receivership	38	35.7	1.06	1.000
Restructuring or accelerated debt	142	138.4	1.03	1.000
Delisting notice	260	240.4	1.08	0.698
SEC accounting enforcement release	21	19.7	1.06	1.000
An SEC release or DOJ statement names it, an officer or its stock	38	45.2	0.84	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	John C. KennedyPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	88	82%	7	5.6	1.25	1.000	1.22	0.00	0.85
2	Raphael M. RussoPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	72	81%	6	3.8	1.57	1.000	1.67	0.00	0.99
3	Christopher J. CummingsPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	60	78%	3	3.2	0.94	1.000	1.20	0.38	0.69
4	Scott A. BarshayPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	57	77%	4	2.4	1.67	1.000	1.66	0.00	0.54
5	Gregory A. EzringPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	55	60%	2	3.1	0.65	1.000	0.35	0.00	1.01
6	Jeffrey D. MarellPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	54	54%	5	3.6	1.41	1.000	1.81	0.00	0.91
7	David S. HuntingtonPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	51	88%	2	2.3	0.86	1.000	0.67	0.00	0.78
8	Robert B. SchumerPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	45	58%	2	3.0	0.66	1.000	0.49	0.00	0.43
9	Adam M. GivertzPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	43	77%	1	1.9	0.53	1.000	0.84	0.00	0.63
10	Steven J. WilliamsPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	35	54%	1	1.7	0.58	1.000	0.48	0.00	1.42
11	Andrew J. FoleyPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	33	82%	1	2.4	0.42	1.000	0.46	0.78	0.78
12	Lawrence G. WeePaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	31	74%	2	1.9	1.05	1.000	1.20	0.00	1.10
13	DOUGLAS A. CIFUPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	26	27%	4	1.9	2.07	1.000	1.28	0.00	0.55
14	Edwin S. MaynardPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	26	85%	1	2.9	0.35	1.000	0.23	0.00	0.99
15	Tracey A. ZacconePaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	26	69%	1	1.3	0.75	1.000	1.14	0.00	0.99
16	David A. CurtissPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	24	63%	1	1.0	1.04	1.000	0.57	0.00	0.62
17	Ariel J. DeckelbaumPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	22	41%	1	1.5	0.65	1.000	0.31	2.16	1.64
18	David E. SobelPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	20	50%	1	0.7	1.35	1.000	0.58	0.00	1.15
19	Mark S. BergmanPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	20	70%	1	2.0	0.49	1.000	0.61	1.06	0.86
20	Matthew W. AbbottPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	17	35%	1	0.9	1.12	1.000	1.91	0.00	1.02
21	Ross A. FieldstonPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	16	69%	1	0.9	1.09	1.000	1.08	0.00	1.17
22	Laura C. TuranoPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	14	64%	1	0.3	3.29	1.000	2.06	0.00	1.33
23	Michael VogelPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	13	39%	1	0.7	1.48	1.000	0.88	0.00	1.31
24	MITCHELL S. FISHMANPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	13	100%	2	0.9	2.15	1.000	1.97	0.00	1.35
25	Catherine L. GoodallPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	12	83%	1	0.5	1.88	1.000	0.82	0.00	1.73
26	JAMES M. DUBINPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	12	100%	2	0.8	2.49	1.000	2.17	0.00	2.32
27	Judith R. ThoyerPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	12	83%	2	1.1	1.86	1.000	1.20	0.00	0.64
28	RICHARD S. BORISOFFPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	11	82%	1	1.4	0.70	1.000	0.44	0.00	0.00
29	Paul D. GinsbergPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	10	70%	1	0.8	1.30	1.000	0.82	0.00	0.86
30	Brian P. FinneganPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	9	22%	2	0.6	3.51	1.000	1.89	0.00	1.06
31	David K. LakhdhirPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	9	67%	1	0.7	1.46	1.000	0.87	0.00	1.20
32	Brian L. SchorrPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	7	14%	1	0.6	1.73	1.000	0.94	0.00	0.00
33	Gary LiPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	6	33%	1	0.3	2.90	1.000	1.86	0.00	0.90
34	Brian M. JansonPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	39	72%	0	1.3	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.99
35	Monica K. ThurmondPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	32	66%	0	2.5	0.00	—	0.46	0.00	1.01
36	Kenneth M. SchneiderPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	23	22%	0	1.6	0.00	—	0.38	0.00	0.78
37	Kyle T. SeifriedPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	17	88%	0	0.5	0.00	—	2.90	0.00	0.70
38	Luke R. JenningsPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	17	88%	0	0.6	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.48
39	Bruce A. GutenplanPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	16	50%	0	1.0	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.43
40	Christian G. KurtzPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	14	93%	0	0.5	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.82
41	John M. ScottPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	12	25%	0	0.7	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	1.10
42	CARL L. REISNERPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	11	64%	0	0.6	0.00	—	0.92	0.00	0.00
43	Toby S. MyersonPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	10	50%	0	1.2	0.00	—	0.52	0.00	0.66
44	Ian HazlettPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	9	89%	0	0.1	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	2.79
45	Benjamin GoodchildPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	8	63%	0	0.2	0.00	—	4.84	0.00	0.00
46	Chelsea N. DarnellPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	8	75%	0	0.3	0.00	—	3.53	0.00	0.00
47	Tong YuPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	8	50%	0	0.7	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.70
48	Angelo BonvinoPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	7	14%	0	0.3	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	1.00
49	Benjamin A. AronovitchPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	7	43%	0	0.3	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00
50	Kelley D. ParkerPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	7	57%	0	0.3	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
FOAMEX INTERNATIONAL INC.FMXL (last ticker on record)	May 2001	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
IVANHOE ENERGY INCIVANF (last ticker on record)	Oct 2003	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag) Went dark (not a red flag)
REVLON INCREVRQ (last ticker on record)	Feb 2002	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Canopy Growth CorpCGC (last ticker on record)	Feb 2021	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
CITIGROUP INCC (last ticker on record)	Oct 2007	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restructuring
Exela Technologies, Inc.XELA (last ticker on record)	May 2021	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Future FinTech Group Inc.FTFT (last ticker on record)	Aug 2010	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Lucid Group, Inc.LCID (last ticker on record)	May 2020	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
WeWork Inc.WE (last ticker on record)	Sep 2021	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
AMBASSADORS GROUP INCEPAX (last ticker on record)	Sep 2003	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Spire Global, Inc.SPIR (last ticker on record)	May 2021	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Spirit Aviation Holdings, Inc.FLYY (last ticker on record)	Feb 2015	Named in a filing	95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
WESTMORELAND COAL CoWLB (last ticker on record)	Jun 2011	Text search only	95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
ABOVENET INCABVT (last ticker on record)	Aug 1997	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Delisting notice (not a red flag)
BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INCBSC (last ticker on record)	Nov 1996	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Claritev CorpCTEV (last ticker on record)	Dec 2019	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Desktop Metal, Inc.DM (last ticker on record)	Sep 2020	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
EP Energy CorpEPEGQ (last ticker on record)	Sep 2013	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Fathom Digital Manufacturing CorpFATH (last ticker on record)	Dec 2020	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
FINLAY ENTERPRISES INC /DEFNLY (last ticker on record)	Sep 1997	Named in a filing	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
FreightCar America, Inc.RAIL (last ticker on record)	Mar 2005	Text search only	95% wipeout Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Getty Images Holdings, Inc.GETY (last ticker on record)	Jan 2022	Text search only	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Gridsum Holding Inc.GSUM (last ticker on record)	Jul 2015	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout
Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc.NEPTF (last ticker on record)	Apr 2011	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
NRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.NRXP (last ticker on record)	Jan 2021	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
TARRAGON CORPTARRQ (last ticker on record)	Jul 2005	Text search only	95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Celularity IncCELU (last ticker on record)	Nov 2018	Text search only	95% wipeout Restatement Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Childrens Place, Inc.PLCE (last ticker on record)	Aug 2011	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INCCYH (last ticker on record)	Sep 2013	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout
CONCENTRIX SREV, INC.SREV (last ticker on record)	Mar 2011	Text search only	95% wipeout Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
D-Wave Quantum Inc.QBTS (last ticker on record)	Mar 2022	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Restatement Delisting notice (not a red flag)
GASTAR EXPLORATION, INC.GST (last ticker on record)	Aug 2005	Text search only	95% wipeout Restatement Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt CoHMHC (last ticker on record)	Aug 2013	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Intelsat S.A.INTEQ (last ticker on record)	May 2012	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Delisting notice (not a red flag)
LAS VEGAS SANDS CORPLVS (last ticker on record)	Sep 2004	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout
Offerpad Solutions Inc.OPAD (last ticker on record)	Apr 2021	Text search only	95% wipeout Restatement Delisting notice (not a red flag)
On Deck Capital, Inc.ONDK (last ticker on record)	Aug 2014	Text search only	95% wipeout Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
SAFETY KLEEN CORP/SK_OLD (last ticker on record)	Jul 1999	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout
Skillsoft Corp.SKIL (last ticker on record)	May 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Restatement Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.SPB (last ticker on record)	Jan 2011	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout
TERAWULF INC.WULF (last ticker on record)	Jul 2021	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Restatement Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Zapata Quantum, Inc.ZPTA (last ticker on record)	Feb 2021	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.AMC (last ticker on record)	Jun 2011	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Restructuring
AMPCO PITTSBURGH CORPAP (last ticker on record)	Mar 1999	Named in a filing	95% wipeout Restatement
CENTENNIAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP /DECYCL (last ticker on record)	Dec 1998	Named in a filing	95% wipeout Restatement
Cerence Inc.CRNC (last ticker on record)	May 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Restructuring
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC.CLF (last ticker on record)	Sep 2008	Text search only	95% wipeout Restructuring
GOLDEN STAR RESOURCES LTD.GLNS (last ticker on record)	Sep 1996	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Restatement
Horizon Lines, Inc.HRZL (last ticker on record)	Sep 2011	Text search only	95% wipeout Restructuring
Rackspace Technology, Inc.RXT (last ticker on record)	May 2020	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Restructuring

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