Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Linked to 1,051 companies since Feb 1994. A filing names it for 60% 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.

103 of these companies later showed signs of SEC or DOJ scrutiny and had another red flag. Comparable companies would show 69.0, so that is 1.49× what you would expect.

SEC or DOJ scrutiny and another red flag: 1.49×; 103 companies, 69.0 expected, q 0.025
SEC or DOJ scrutiny: 1.31×; 160 companies, 122.5 expected, q 0.081
Stopped filing, and the SEC acted: 0.27×; 10 companies, 37.5 expected, q 1.000
Shares fell 95% from their high: 0.89×; 121 companies, 136.6 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	103	69.0	1.49	0.025
SEC or DOJ scrutiny	160	122.5	1.31	0.081
Stopped filing, and the SEC acted	10	37.5	0.27	1.000
Shares fell 95% from their high	121	136.6	0.89	1.000
Two or more different red flags	194	156.0	1.24	0.048
Said its accounts could not be relied on	149	142.3	1.05	1.000
Bankruptcy or receivership	65	46.0	1.41	0.093
Restructuring or accelerated debt	254	188.9	1.34	<0.001
Delisting notice	382	312.4	1.22	0.005
SEC accounting enforcement release	37	28.5	1.30	1.000
An SEC release or DOJ statement names it, an officer or its stock	73	63.6	1.15	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

Rank by

Lawyers ranked by SEC or DOJ scrutiny and another red flag. Click a column to sort.
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1	Howard ChatzinoffWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	25	68%	8	3.0	2.62	0.579	1.84	0.00	2.00
2	Frank R. AdamsWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	19	79%	5	1.5	3.38	0.749	1.76	1.42	0.96
3	Alex LynchWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	14	21%	3	0.8	3.81	0.922	2.51	0.00	1.64
4	Alexander D. LynchWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	115	92%	6	5.8	1.04	1.000	1.18	0.33	1.40
5	Michael J. AielloWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	107	82%	8	6.4	1.25	1.000	1.23	0.00	0.73
6	James R. GriffinWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	46	89%	3	2.8	1.09	1.000	1.28	0.00	0.66
7	Corey R. ChiversWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	38	79%	4	2.7	1.50	1.000	1.63	0.00	1.44
8	Todd R. ChandlerWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	38	71%	1	3.4	0.29	1.000	0.35	0.00	0.72
9	Heather L. EmmelWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	37	84%	2	2.2	0.90	1.000	0.94	0.00	0.66
10	Jennifer A. BenschWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	37	87%	1	2.7	0.36	1.000	0.63	0.00	0.56
11	Matthew D. BlochWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	33	70%	2	3.0	0.67	1.000	0.95	0.00	0.33
12	Matthew J. GilroyWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	31	90%	3	1.7	1.74	1.000	1.56	0.00	0.44
13	Boris DolgonosWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	30	70%	2	1.6	1.28	1.000	1.45	0.00	1.93
14	Raymond O. GietzWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	28	79%	4	2.2	1.81	1.000	1.36	1.25	0.56
15	Sachin KohliWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	26	81%	2	1.0	1.93	1.000	1.82	0.00	0.00
16	Michael E. LubowitzWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	25	76%	4	1.8	2.26	1.000	1.64	0.00	1.39
17	Craig W. AdasWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	23	74%	1	1.8	0.57	1.000	0.62	0.00	0.46
18	Kyle C. KrpataWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	20	65%	3	1.7	1.81	1.000	1.31	0.00	1.05
19	Akiko MikumoWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	19	79%	1	1.1	0.95	1.000	0.51	0.00	0.00
20	JEREMY W. DICKENSWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	19	74%	3	1.7	1.73	1.000	1.40	0.00	0.00
21	David E. ZeltnerWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	18	72%	3	1.4	2.21	1.000	1.32	1.66	0.93
22	Douglas WarnerWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	18	33%	2	1.2	1.64	1.000	1.00	0.00	1.55
23	MICHAEL A. SASLAWWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	18	94%	2	1.1	1.78	1.000	1.01	0.00	1.47
24	R. SCOTT COHENWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	18	78%	1	1.4	0.73	1.000	0.43	0.00	0.52
25	Frederick S. GreenWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	16	75%	3	1.3	2.38	1.000	1.33	0.00	1.87
26	Stephen M. BesenWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	16	75%	4	1.3	3.14	1.000	1.88	1.54	0.59
27	Ellen J. OdonerWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	15	80%	3	1.7	1.78	1.000	1.39	0.00	0.00
28	Thomas A. RobertsWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	15	87%	3	2.3	1.29	1.000	0.82	0.00	0.71
29	DAVID P. STONEWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	11	82%	1	0.7	1.45	1.000	0.85	0.00	0.72
30	TED S. WAKSMANWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	11	55%	2	0.6	3.29	1.000	1.83	1.73	0.81
31	David LefkowitzWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	10	100%	1	1.4	0.74	1.000	1.32	0.00	2.17
32	SIMEON GOLDWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	10	60%	1	0.6	1.68	1.000	2.93	0.00	0.00
33	STEPHEN E. JACOBSWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	10	80%	1	1.0	0.97	1.000	0.63	0.00	0.86
34	JEFFREY J. WEINBERGWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	9	100%	2	0.8	2.65	1.000	1.57	2.70	2.25
35	Mary R. KorbyWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	9	67%	1	0.5	2.23	1.000	1.16	0.00	0.00
36	R. Jay TaborWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	9	67%	1	0.5	1.87	1.000	0.91	0.00	2.52
37	STEPHEN H. COOPERWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	8	100%	1	0.6	1.70	1.000	1.01	3.07	3.43
38	Amanda FensterWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	7	71%	1	0.3	3.33	1.000	4.80	0.00	0.61
39	Jeffrey NadlerWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	7	86%	1	0.6	1.70	1.000	3.23	1.93	0.96
40	Malcolm E. LandauWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	7	71%	2	0.9	2.11	1.000	2.07	0.00	0.00
41	Glenn D. WestWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	20	60%	0	1.3	0.00	—	0.44	0.00	0.95
42	Jaclyn L. CohenWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	16	100%	0	1.2	0.00	—	1.30	0.00	1.38
43	Jackie CohenWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	15	53%	0	1.1	0.00	—	0.56	0.00	1.72
44	Andrea A. BernsteinWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	10	50%	0	0.7	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00
45	Steven M. PeckWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	10	40%	0	0.6	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00
46	Ashley J. ButlerWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	9	89%	0	0.3	0.00	—	1.59	0.00	1.69
47	Kevin J. SullivanWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	9	22%	0	0.4	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00
48	Tim GardnerWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	9	56%	0	0.4	0.00	—	1.16	0.00	0.00
49	Brian ParnessWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	7	29%	0	0.1	0.00	—	3.09	0.00	2.56
50	Christopher R. MacheraWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP	5	60%	0	0.3	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	1.28

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
Refco Inc.RFX (last ticker on record)	Oct 2004	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Energy XXI LtdEXXIQ (last ticker on record)	Oct 2006	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
HERTZ CORP	Jan 2013	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
UniTek Global Services, Inc.UNTK (last ticker on record)	Aug 2000	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Delisting notice (not a red flag)
ARO Liquidation, Inc.AROPQ (last ticker on record)	Jul 2014	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Avaya Holdings Corp.AVYA (last ticker on record)	Dec 2017	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.BASX (last ticker on record)	Aug 2005	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag) Went dark (not a red flag)
Motors Liquidation CoMTLQQ (last ticker on record)	Oct 1997	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
AMERICAN BANKNOTE CORPABNKQ (last ticker on record)	Dec 1995	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy
Cano Health, Inc.CANOQ (last ticker on record)	May 2023	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.DO (last ticker on record)	May 1996	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
IMMUNE PHARMACEUTICALS INCIMNPQ (last ticker on record)	Jan 2005	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag) Went dark (not a red flag)
Luminar Technologies, Inc./DELAZRQ (last ticker on record)	Nov 2018	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
NOVELION THERAPEUTICS INC.NVLNF (last ticker on record)	Jul 2015	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag) Went dark (not a red flag)
Old QVC Group, Inc.QVCGP (last ticker on record)	Jun 2009	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPPPC (last ticker on record)	Jan 2004	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Spectrum Brands, Inc.SPB (last ticker on record)	Jun 2005	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
WeWork Inc.WE (last ticker on record)	May 2021	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
AVAYA INCAV (last ticker on record)	Dec 2002	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.CHTR (last ticker on record)	Dec 2001	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
DEAN FOODS CODF (last ticker on record)	Oct 1997	Named in a filing	SEC/DOJ scrutiny 95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring
LANXESS Solutions US Inc.CHMT (last ticker on record)	Apr 2005	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Legacy EJY, Inc.ENJY (last ticker on record)	Nov 2020	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CoPCG (last ticker on record)	Oct 2003	Text search only	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Bankruptcy Restructuring
Party City Holdco Inc.PRTY (last ticker on record)	Jan 2014	Text search only	95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Sonder Holdings Inc.SOND (last ticker on record)	Sep 2020	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
STAGE STORES INCSSI (last ticker on record)	Oct 2001	Text search only	95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
VANTAGE DRILLING INTERNATIONAL	Feb 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	SEC/DOJ scrutiny Bankruptcy
Wejo Group LtdWEJO (last ticker on record)	Jul 2021	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Alta Mesa Resources, Inc. /DEAMR (last ticker on record)	Nov 2016	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
BATTALION OIL CORPBATL (last ticker on record)	Sep 2016	Named in a filing	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
BLOCKBUSTER INCBBI (last ticker on record)	Feb 2005	Named in a filing	Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
CHAMPION ENTERPRISES INCCHB (last ticker on record)	Sep 1996	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
dELiAs, Inc.DLIA (last ticker on record)	Sep 2005	Text search only	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Getty Images Holdings, Inc.GETY (last ticker on record)	Jan 2022	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Hercules Sub LLCHOS (last ticker on record)	Sep 2001	Text search only	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
iHeartMedia, Inc.IHRT (last ticker on record)	May 2007	Text search only	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
MILLENNIUM CHEMICALS INCMCH (last ticker on record)	Oct 1996	Named in a filing	Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
NextWave Wireless Inc.WAVE (last ticker on record)	Sep 2006	Named in SEC correspondence	Restatement Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc.PTPI (last ticker on record)	Oct 2020	Text search only	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
RVL Pharmaceuticals plcRVLP (last ticker on record)	May 2018	Text search only	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Sleep Number CorpSNBR (last ticker on record)	Mar 2015	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc.SUNL (last ticker on record)	May 2021	Text search only	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Valaris LtdVAL (last ticker on record)	Jun 2002	Named in a filing	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Yellow CorpYELLQ (last ticker on record)	Feb 2010	Text search only	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Childrens Place, Inc.PLCE (last ticker on record)	May 2009	Named in SEC correspondence	95% wipeout Bankruptcy Restructuring
EveryWare Global, Inc.EVRY (last ticker on record)	Mar 2013	Text search only	Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc.SGIC (last ticker on record)	Jan 2007	Named in a filing	Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Cannabist Co Holdings Inc.CBSTF (last ticker on record)	Jun 2021	Named in a filing	Bankruptcy Restructuring
CITADEL BROADCASTING CORPCDELA (last ticker on record)	May 2008	Named in a filing	Bankruptcy Restructuring Delisting notice (not a red flag)

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Lawyers at this firm

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At a glance

Every outcome

Lawyers at this firm

Linked companies