Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Linked to 1,397 companies since Jan 1994. A filing names it for 65% 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.

124 of these companies later showed signs of SEC or DOJ scrutiny and had another red flag. Comparable companies would show 100.0, so that is 1.24× what you would expect.

SEC or DOJ scrutiny and another red flag: 1.24×; 124 companies, 100.0 expected, q 0.416
SEC or DOJ scrutiny: 1.27×; 226 companies, 177.3 expected, q 0.289
Stopped filing, and the SEC acted: 0.11×; 5 companies, 46.1 expected, q 1.000
Shares fell 95% from their high: 0.88×; 141 companies, 159.4 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	124	100.0	1.24	0.416
SEC or DOJ scrutiny	226	177.3	1.27	0.289
Stopped filing, and the SEC acted	5	46.1	0.11	1.000
Shares fell 95% from their high	141	159.4	0.88	1.000
Two or more different red flags	242	203.3	1.19	0.215
Said its accounts could not be relied on	159	178.1	0.89	1.000
Bankruptcy or receivership	85	56.7	1.50	0.031
Restructuring or accelerated debt	334	263.4	1.27	0.004
Delisting notice	427	395.4	1.08	0.705
SEC accounting enforcement release	54	42.5	1.27	1.000
An SEC release or DOJ statement names it, an officer or its stock	105	92.6	1.13	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 B. TehanSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	33	79%	7	2.7	2.57	0.858	2.25	0.00	0.54
2	Alan D. SchnitzerSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	8	88%	4	0.9	4.57	0.873	3.48	0.00	0.00
3	William H. Hinman Jr.Simpson Thacher & Bartlett	39	82%	7	3.6	1.92	0.921	2.18	0.00	1.01
4	William R. DoughertySimpson Thacher & Bartlett	21	33%	4	1.4	2.78	0.921	2.57	0.00	0.94
5	Igor FertSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	10	90%	3	0.9	3.50	0.921	2.05	0.00	0.00
6	Gary L. SellersSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	18	83%	4	1.6	2.51	0.976	1.89	0.00	1.62
7	Edward P. Tolley IIISimpson Thacher & Bartlett	58	57%	5	4.8	1.04	1.000	0.94	0.00	0.66
8	Joshua Ford BonnieSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	54	89%	5	3.9	1.29	1.000	1.61	0.00	1.08
9	Gary I. HorowitzSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	53	68%	4	5.5	0.73	1.000	1.39	0.00	0.72
10	Lee MeyersonSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	44	86%	4	4.5	0.90	1.000	1.00	0.00	0.54
11	William B. BrentaniSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	41	81%	4	2.4	1.70	1.000	1.03	0.00	0.65
12	Chris LinSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	39	44%	2	3.1	0.65	1.000	1.27	1.55	1.59
13	Daniel FertigSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	39	62%	2	2.0	0.98	1.000	1.24	0.00	1.26
14	Richard A. FenyesSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	39	80%	1	2.5	0.40	1.000	0.36	0.00	0.30
15	Elizabeth A. CooperSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	37	65%	2	1.9	1.03	1.000	1.44	0.00	0.34
16	Kathryn King SudolSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	36	19%	2	2.3	0.89	1.000	1.16	0.85	1.37
17	Vincent Pagano Jr.Simpson Thacher & Bartlett	36	100%	2	4.6	0.43	1.000	1.14	0.00	0.46
18	Kenneth B. WallachSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	31	71%	1	1.5	0.68	1.000	0.88	0.00	0.85
19	Mark BrodSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	27	89%	2	1.2	1.71	1.000	0.83	0.00	0.35
20	Yi GaoSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	27	93%	1	0.6	1.76	1.000	1.26	0.00	1.37
21	Arthur D. RobinsonSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	24	79%	2	1.2	1.66	1.000	1.69	0.00	0.88
22	Hui LinSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	24	42%	1	0.8	1.30	1.000	1.17	0.00	2.02
23	Kevin P. KennedySimpson Thacher & Bartlett	24	88%	2	2.2	0.92	1.000	1.06	0.00	1.15
24	Eric M. SwedenburgSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	23	65%	1	1.9	0.53	1.000	1.01	0.00	0.48
25	Mario A. PonceSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	23	74%	4	2.3	1.75	1.000	2.60	1.10	1.13
26	Michael NathanSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	23	74%	3	1.7	1.79	1.000	0.97	0.00	0.49
27	William E. CurbowSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	23	22%	2	1.9	1.04	1.000	1.17	0.00	2.05
28	David J. SorkinSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	22	55%	4	1.9	2.08	1.000	1.45	0.00	0.47
29	Alan M. KleinSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	21	91%	1	1.1	0.93	1.000	1.99	0.00	1.22
30	Jonathan R. OznerSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	21	86%	1	0.6	1.55	1.000	1.01	0.00	0.00
31	Richard CapeloutoSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	21	62%	3	1.5	2.06	1.000	1.51	0.00	0.88
32	Andrew R. KellerSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	18	100%	1	1.2	0.82	1.000	0.41	0.00	0.60
33	Caroline B. GottschalkSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	18	28%	2	1.5	1.37	1.000	1.56	0.00	0.00
34	Peter J. GordonSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	18	50%	2	1.1	1.77	1.000	1.00	1.15	1.55
35	John G. FinleySimpson Thacher & Bartlett	17	65%	3	1.3	2.24	1.000	1.77	0.00	0.62
36	Charles I. CogutSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	15	73%	2	2.3	0.86	1.000	1.21	0.00	0.66
37	John D. LobranoSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	15	60%	2	1.3	1.55	1.000	1.84	0.00	0.69
38	Robert E. SpattSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	15	60%	3	1.8	1.70	1.000	1.44	0.00	0.93
39	Stephan J. FederSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	14	79%	2	1.4	1.43	1.000	0.90	0.00	1.30
40	Glenn M. ReiterSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	12	83%	1	2.2	0.46	1.000	0.90	0.00	1.95
41	Daniel ClivnerSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	11	55%	1	0.5	2.06	1.000	1.02	0.00	0.94
42	J. Eric MakiSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	11	64%	3	1.2	2.46	1.000	1.52	0.00	1.69
43	RAYMOND W. WAGNERSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	10	100%	1	0.8	1.18	1.000	2.83	0.00	0.90
44	Robert L. FriedmanSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	10	10%	1	0.8	1.24	1.000	2.18	0.00	0.00
45	Edward J. ChungSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	9	56%	1	0.8	1.30	1.000	0.82	0.00	1.64
46	Kirsten JensenSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	9	33%	2	0.9	2.13	1.000	1.42	0.00	0.00
47	Michael WolfsonSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	9	56%	1	0.4	2.59	1.000	1.66	0.00	0.54
48	Peter MartelliSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	9	33%	1	0.6	1.83	1.000	1.44	0.00	0.00
49	Arjun KoshalSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	8	75%	2	0.6	3.49	1.000	2.38	0.00	0.00
50	Benjamin P. SchayeSimpson Thacher & Bartlett	8	75%	1	0.5	2.01	1.000	2.51	0.00	0.71

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
Bristow Group IncBRSWQ (last ticker on record)	Jul 2003	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
DANA IncDAN (last ticker on record)	Dec 2001	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP INCOSG (last ticker on record)	Jul 2003	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
DITECH HOLDING CorpDHCP (last ticker on record)	Nov 2008	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
HERTZ CORP	Feb 1997	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPIBC (last ticker on record)	May 2002	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
PARKER DRILLING COPKD (last ticker on record)	Nov 2003	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
SANDRIDGE ENERGY INCSD (last ticker on record)	Jun 2007	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Covia Holdings CorpCVIAQ (last ticker on record)	Apr 2018	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc.NES (last ticker on record)	Jun 2007	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
WCI COMMUNITIES INCWCI (last ticker on record)	Apr 2001	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Canoo Inc.GOEV (last ticker on record)	Sep 2020	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy Delisting notice (not a red flag)
EPL OIL & GAS, INC.EPL (last ticker on record)	Apr 2003	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Golden Mountain Financial CorpFNBC (last ticker on record)	Nov 2012	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Internap CorpINAP (last ticker on record)	Nov 2002	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring
Old QVC Group, Inc.QVCGP (last ticker on record)	Jun 2009	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
DEX ONE CorpDEXO (last ticker on record)	Oct 1996	Named in a filing	95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
DORAL FINANCIAL CORPDRL (last ticker on record)	May 2009	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
DYNEGY HOLDINGS, LLC	Jul 2001	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring
Edgio, Inc.EGIO (last ticker on record)	Mar 2007	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
HEXION INC.	Oct 2003	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring
MF Global Holdings Ltd.MFGLQ (last ticker on record)	Jun 2007	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
TA DELAWARE, INC.TWRAQ (last ticker on record)	Jul 2003	Text search only	95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Walter Energy, Inc.WLTGQ (last ticker on record)	May 1995	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
WW INTERNATIONAL, INC.WW (last ticker on record)	Dec 1999	Named in a filing	95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Adeptus Health Inc.ADPT (last ticker on record)	Mar 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.ANR (last ticker on record)	Aug 2004	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
ARCH RESOURCES, INC.ARCH (last ticker on record)	Jun 2011	Named in a filing	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Athenex, Inc.ATNX (last ticker on record)	Dec 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
BOWFLEX INC.BFX (last ticker on record)	Nov 2007	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
California Resources CorpCRC (last ticker on record)	Sep 2014	Text search only	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
CHC Group Ltd.HELIQ (last ticker on record)	Sep 2013	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Container Store Group, Inc.TCS (last ticker on record)	Jul 2013	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
DENBURY INCDEN (last ticker on record)	Feb 2011	Named in a filing	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
DURA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INCDRRAQ (last ticker on record)	Jan 2004	Text search only	Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
EBHI Holdings, Inc.EBHI (last ticker on record)	Dec 2005	Text search only	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
EPIRUS Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.EPRS (last ticker on record)	May 2014	Text search only	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
FRONTIER INSURANCE GROUP INCFTERQ (last ticker on record)	Jul 1997	Named in a filing	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Delisting notice (not a red flag) Went dark (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)
GGP, Inc. (fka General Growth Properties Inc. & predecessor to General Growth Properties, Inc.)GGP (last ticker on record)	Feb 2002	Text search only	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
GoHealth, Inc.GOCO (last ticker on record)	Jun 2020	Text search only	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INCHTZ (last ticker on record)	May 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
iHeartMedia, Inc.IHRT (last ticker on record)	Jul 2007	Text search only	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
INNOVATE Corp.VATE (last ticker on record)	Jun 2000	Named in a filing	Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
J.G. Wentworth CoJGWE (last ticker on record)	Oct 2013	Named in a filing	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
PARAGON OFFSHORE PLCPGN (last ticker on record)	Dec 2013	Named in a filing	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Patriot Coal CORPPCX (last ticker on record)	Aug 2007	Named in SEC correspondence	Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
PEABODY ENERGY CORPBTU (last ticker on record)	Feb 2001	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
PG&E CorpPCG (last ticker on record)	Apr 2004	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Bankruptcy Restructuring
RS Legacy CorpRSH (last ticker on record)	Sep 2011	Named in a filing	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)

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At a glance

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