Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz

Linked to 889 companies since Jan 1994. A filing names it for 68% 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.

91 of these companies later showed signs of SEC or DOJ scrutiny and had another red flag. Comparable companies would show 66.8, so that is 1.36× what you would expect.

SEC or DOJ scrutiny and another red flag: 1.36×; 91 companies, 66.8 expected, q 0.178
SEC or DOJ scrutiny: 1.29×; 159 companies, 123.5 expected, q 0.158
Stopped filing, and the SEC acted: 0.07×; 2 companies, 28.7 expected, q 1.000
Shares fell 95% from their high: 0.59×; 58 companies, 97.8 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	91	66.8	1.36	0.178
SEC or DOJ scrutiny	159	123.5	1.29	0.158
Stopped filing, and the SEC acted	2	28.7	0.07	1.000
Shares fell 95% from their high	58	97.8	0.59	1.000
Two or more different red flags	140	129.8	1.08	0.716
Said its accounts could not be relied on	89	101.6	0.88	1.000
Bankruptcy or receivership	41	36.1	1.14	1.000
Restructuring or accelerated debt	223	177.5	1.26	0.021
Delisting notice	324	253.7	1.28	<0.001
SEC accounting enforcement release	42	29.5	1.42	0.681
An SEC release or DOJ statement names it, an officer or its stock	84	66.3	1.27	0.991

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 S. ROBINSONWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	34	38%	8	3.0	2.69	0.597	1.87	0.00	1.18
2	Lawrence S. MakowWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	45	36%	12	6.1	1.97	0.721	1.75	0.00	0.88
3	Trevor S. NorwitzWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	15	100%	5	1.5	3.30	0.746	1.84	0.00	1.28
4	Steven A. RosenblumWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	55	31%	10	4.8	2.11	0.747	1.65	0.00	0.37
5	ANDREW R. BROWNSTEINWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	117	32%	17	10.2	1.67	0.785	1.36	0.00	0.48
6	Daniel A. NeffWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	75	37%	12	5.7	2.10	0.785	1.42	0.00	0.78
7	Nicholas G. DemmoWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	62	37%	10	5.0	1.99	0.785	1.60	0.00	0.83
8	David A. KatzWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	108	29%	15	9.0	1.67	0.834	1.44	0.00	0.68
9	MITCHELL S. PRESSERWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	9	89%	3	0.6	4.81	0.852	2.86	0.00	0.50
10	Benjamin M. RothWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	54	41%	8	4.2	1.92	0.890	1.66	0.00	0.53
11	Edward D. HerlihyWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	148	45%	14	14.2	0.98	1.000	1.03	0.00	0.42
12	David K. LamWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	110	32%	11	8.4	1.32	1.000	1.17	0.00	0.59
13	Adam O. EmmerichWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	91	54%	8	6.5	1.24	1.000	1.14	0.00	0.64
14	Matthew M. GuestWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	67	43%	6	4.8	1.25	1.000	1.19	0.00	0.48
15	David E. ShapiroWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	56	100%	2	3.9	0.52	1.000	0.95	0.00	0.52
16	Gregory E. OstlingWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	44	23%	5	3.7	1.36	1.000	1.11	0.00	0.51
17	Jenna E. LevineWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	35	60%	2	1.2	1.62	1.000	1.09	0.00	0.63
18	Craig M. WassermanWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	33	73%	5	4.8	1.04	1.000	1.49	1.05	0.62
19	Ronald C. ChenWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	32	41%	1	1.6	0.65	1.000	0.74	0.00	0.36
20	Andrew J. NussbaumWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	29	100%	2	1.9	1.04	1.000	0.78	0.00	1.24
21	Victor GoldfeldWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	29	93%	1	1.1	0.95	1.000	1.27	0.00	0.44
22	Mark GordonWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	27	78%	1	1.8	0.55	1.000	0.74	0.00	0.49
23	Kathryn Gettles-AtwaWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	26	92%	3	1.3	2.33	1.000	1.80	0.00	0.76
24	Steven R. GreenWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	24	79%	1	0.7	1.47	1.000	0.48	0.00	0.38
25	Steven A. CohenWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	23	74%	2	1.3	1.57	1.000	1.17	0.00	1.59
26	Edward J. LeeWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	21	71%	1	1.2	0.82	1.000	1.82	0.00	0.00
27	Mark F. VeblenWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	14	100%	2	0.8	2.51	1.000	1.12	0.00	0.97
28	Patricia A. VlahakisWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	13	54%	3	1.8	1.69	1.000	1.28	0.00	0.74
29	David C. KarpWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	12	100%	2	1.1	1.80	1.000	1.72	0.00	1.02
30	RICHARD D. KATCHERWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	12	67%	1	1.6	0.64	1.000	0.84	0.00	0.00
31	PAMELA S. SEYMONWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	11	82%	1	1.5	0.68	1.000	0.88	0.00	0.89
32	ELLIOTT V. STEINWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	10	100%	2	1.2	1.70	1.000	1.11	0.00	0.00
33	Barry A. BryerWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	8	88%	2	1.2	1.71	1.000	1.48	0.00	0.00
34	Gavin D. SolotarWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	8	75%	1	0.9	1.09	1.000	0.72	0.00	0.00
35	Robin PanovkaWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	8	100%	1	0.5	1.85	1.000	0.70	0.00	5.71
36	STEPHANIE J. SELIGMANWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	8	100%	3	1.7	1.76	1.000	1.57	0.00	1.51
37	SETH A. KAPLANWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	7	100%	1	1.1	0.91	1.000	0.60	0.00	0.00
38	Alison M. ZieskeWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	6	83%	1	0.4	2.40	1.000	1.28	0.00	1.94
39	Mark A. StaglianoWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	40	25%	0	1.3	0.00	—	0.58	0.00	0.25
40	Jacob A. KlingWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	28	68%	0	0.9	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00
41	John L. RobinsonWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	24	46%	0	0.7	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.31
42	Marshall P. ShafferWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	16	56%	0	0.5	0.00	—	0.93	0.00	0.74
43	Zachary S. PodolskyWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	16	94%	0	0.2	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00
44	Alison Zieske PreissWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	15	40%	0	0.6	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.81
45	Igor KirmanWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	14	93%	0	0.8	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00
46	Joshua R. CammakerWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	13	85%	0	0.6	0.00	—	0.63	0.00	0.93
47	Gordon S. MoodieWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	9	89%	0	0.5	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00
48	DAVID M. SILKWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	8	100%	0	0.4	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00
49	Kyle M. DiamondWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	6	100%	0	0.1	0.00	—	0.00	—	0.00
50	Matthew T. CarpenterWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	5	80%	0	0.1	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
DANA IncDAN (last ticker on record)	May 1998	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.CAR (last ticker on record)	Aug 1997	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
HERTZ CORP	Jan 2001	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
ODP CorpODP (last ticker on record)	Jun 2008	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
MATTEL INCMAT (last ticker on record)	Feb 1997	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
MCDERMOTT INTERNATIONAL INCMDRIQ (last ticker on record)	Jan 2018	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
MONSANTO COMON (last ticker on record)	Sep 2000	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.MWW (last ticker on record)	Oct 2001	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
PHOENIX COMPANIES INC/DEPNX (last ticker on record)	Feb 2001	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Delisting notice (not a red flag)
PPG INDUSTRIES INCPPG (last ticker on record)	Dec 2012	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
REVLON INCREVRQ (last ticker on record)	Aug 2009	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
TRIBUNE MEDIA COTRCO (last ticker on record)	Apr 2000	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.ALXN (last ticker on record)	May 2015	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.AIG (last ticker on record)	Jun 2001	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement
BORGWARNER INCBWA (last ticker on record)	Jun 1996	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Restructuring
CARDINAL HEALTH INCCAH (last ticker on record)	Oct 1995	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Restructuring
COMERICA INCCMA (last ticker on record)	Dec 2000	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
DOLLAR GENERAL CORPDG (last ticker on record)	Apr 2007	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INCMGI (last ticker on record)	May 2004	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Mylan II B.V.MYL (last ticker on record)	Sep 2015	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPNSM (last ticker on record)	Oct 1997	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.PNC (last ticker on record)	Oct 2003	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Restructuring
Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc.SC (last ticker on record)	Jul 2013	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Delisting notice (not a red flag)
SPRUCE POWER HOLDING CORPSPRU (last ticker on record)	Apr 2019	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Restructuring
TYSON FOODS, INC.TSN (last ticker on record)	Aug 2001	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
ALTABA INC.AABA (last ticker on record)	Jan 2002	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring
ASSURANT, INC.AIZ (last ticker on record)	May 2008	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring
BANK OF AMERICA CORPBAC (last ticker on record)	Nov 1996	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement
BlackRock Finance, Inc.BLK (last ticker on record)	Jun 2006	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Delisting notice (not a red flag)
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPCOF (last ticker on record)	Apr 2005	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring
CAREFUSION CorpCFN (last ticker on record)	Mar 2009	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Covidien plcCOV (last ticker on record)	Feb 2009	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
COWEN INC.COWN (last ticker on record)	Jul 2009	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
CVR ENERGY INCCVI (last ticker on record)	Mar 2012	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
CVS HEALTH CorpCVS (last ticker on record)	Jan 2007	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring
DANAHER CORPDHR (last ticker on record)	Jun 1998	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
FLAGSTAR BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONFLG (last ticker on record)	Jul 2003	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
FORD MOTOR COF (last ticker on record)	Feb 2001	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Restructuring
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPFULT (last ticker on record)	Dec 2008	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring
JPMORGAN CHASE & COJPM (last ticker on record)	Feb 2004	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement
Merck & Co., Inc.MRK (last ticker on record)	Dec 1995	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring
Motorola Solutions, Inc.MSI (last ticker on record)	Oct 1999	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring
PFIZER INCPFE (last ticker on record)	Mar 2009	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring
STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORPSTRZ (last ticker on record)	Mar 2010	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Ventas, Inc.VTR (last ticker on record)	Apr 2011	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement
WALGREEN COWAG (last ticker on record)	Sep 2012	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.WBA (last ticker on record)	Sep 2014	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Ally Financial Inc.ALLY (last ticker on record)	Jun 2009	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring
AT&T INC.T (last ticker on record)	Mar 2005	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring
DELTA AIR LINES, INC.DAL (last ticker on record)	May 2008	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restructuring

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