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.
104 of these companies later showed signs of SEC or DOJ scrutiny and had another red flag. Comparable companies would show 68.9, so that is 1.51× what you would expect.
Each bar’s tick marks 1×, no more than comparable companies. A colored bar has q below 0.05, the usual bar.
| What came later | Companies | Expected | × expected | q |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC or DOJ scrutiny and another red flag | 104 | 68.9 | 1.51 | 0.016 |
| SEC or DOJ scrutiny | 160 | 122.6 | 1.31 | 0.084 |
| Stopped filing, and the SEC acted | 10 | 37.5 | 0.27 | 1.000 |
| Shares fell 95% from their high | 119 | 130.3 | 0.91 | 1.000 |
| Two or more different red flags | 193 | 154.1 | 1.25 | 0.042 |
| Said its accounts could not be relied on | 148 | 142.4 | 1.04 | 1.000 |
| Bankruptcy or receivership | 65 | 45.8 | 1.42 | 0.085 |
| Restructuring or accelerated debt | 256 | 189.1 | 1.35 | <0.001 |
| Delisting notice | 385 | 312.3 | 1.23 | 0.003 |
| SEC accounting enforcement release | 37 | 28.6 | 1.29 | 1.000 |
| An SEC release or DOJ statement names it, an officer or its stock | 73 | 63.6 | 1.15 | 1.000 |
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| 1 | Howard ChatzinoffWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 25 | 68% | 8 | 3.0 | 2.63 | 0.593 | 1.84 | 0.00 | 2.11 |
| 2 | Frank R. AdamsWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 19 | 79% | 5 | 1.5 | 3.39 | 0.734 | 1.75 | 1.41 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Alex LynchWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 14 | 21% | 3 | 0.8 | 3.83 | 0.914 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Alexander D. LynchWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 115 | 92% | 6 | 5.8 | 1.04 | 1.000 | 1.18 | 0.33 | 1.45 |
| 5 | Michael J. AielloWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 107 | 82% | 8 | 6.4 | 1.25 | 1.000 | 1.23 | 0.00 | 0.75 |
| 6 | James R. GriffinWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 46 | 89% | 3 | 2.7 | 1.09 | 1.000 | 1.28 | 0.00 | 0.67 |
| 7 | Corey R. ChiversWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 38 | 79% | 4 | 2.6 | 1.51 | 1.000 | 1.63 | 0.00 | 1.48 |
| 8 | Todd R. ChandlerWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 38 | 71% | 1 | 3.4 | 0.30 | 1.000 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.78 |
| 9 | Heather L. EmmelWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 37 | 84% | 2 | 2.2 | 0.91 | 1.000 | 0.94 | 0.00 | 0.67 |
| 10 | Jennifer A. BenschWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 37 | 87% | 1 | 2.7 | 0.37 | 1.000 | 0.63 | 0.00 | 0.59 |
| 11 | Matthew D. BlochWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 33 | 70% | 2 | 3.0 | 0.67 | 1.000 | 0.95 | 0.00 | 0.36 |
| 12 | Matthew J. GilroyWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 31 | 90% | 3 | 1.7 | 1.75 | 1.000 | 1.55 | 0.00 | 0.45 |
| 13 | Boris DolgonosWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 30 | 70% | 2 | 1.5 | 1.30 | 1.000 | 1.46 | 0.00 | 1.97 |
| 14 | Raymond O. GietzWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 28 | 79% | 4 | 2.2 | 1.81 | 1.000 | 1.36 | 1.25 | 0.58 |
| 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 | 2.28 | 1.000 | 1.64 | 0.00 | 1.46 |
| 17 | Craig W. AdasWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 23 | 74% | 1 | 1.8 | 0.57 | 1.000 | 0.62 | 0.00 | 0.49 |
| 18 | Kyle C. KrpataWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 20 | 65% | 3 | 1.6 | 1.82 | 1.000 | 1.31 | 0.00 | 1.07 |
| 19 | Akiko MikumoWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 19 | 79% | 1 | 1.1 | 0.96 | 1.000 | 0.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 20 | JEREMY W. DICKENSWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 19 | 74% | 3 | 1.7 | 1.74 | 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 | 0.96 |
| 22 | Douglas WarnerWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 18 | 33% | 2 | 1.2 | 1.65 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.61 |
| 23 | MICHAEL A. SASLAWWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 18 | 94% | 2 | 1.1 | 1.78 | 1.000 | 1.01 | 0.00 | 1.57 |
| 24 | R. SCOTT COHENWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 18 | 78% | 1 | 1.4 | 0.73 | 1.000 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 0.57 |
| 25 | Frederick S. GreenWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 16 | 75% | 3 | 1.3 | 2.38 | 1.000 | 1.33 | 0.00 | 1.93 |
| 26 | Stephen M. BesenWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 16 | 75% | 4 | 1.3 | 3.15 | 1.000 | 1.88 | 1.54 | 0.64 |
| 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 | 0.74 |
| 29 | DAVID P. STONEWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 11 | 82% | 1 | 0.7 | 1.46 | 1.000 | 0.85 | 0.00 | 0.76 |
| 30 | TED S. WAKSMANWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 11 | 55% | 2 | 0.6 | 3.32 | 1.000 | 1.83 | 1.73 | 0.90 |
| 31 | David LefkowitzWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 10 | 100% | 1 | 1.3 | 0.74 | 1.000 | 1.32 | 0.00 | 1.18 |
| 32 | SIMEON GOLDWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 10 | 60% | 1 | 0.6 | 1.70 | 1.000 | 2.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 33 | STEPHEN E. JACOBSWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 10 | 80% | 1 | 1.0 | 0.98 | 1.000 | 0.63 | 0.00 | 0.91 |
| 34 | JEFFREY J. WEINBERGWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 9 | 100% | 2 | 0.8 | 2.65 | 1.000 | 1.57 | 2.70 | 2.43 |
| 35 | Mary R. KorbyWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 9 | 67% | 1 | 0.4 | 2.25 | 1.000 | 1.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 36 | R. Jay TaborWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 9 | 67% | 1 | 0.5 | 1.88 | 1.000 | 0.91 | 0.00 | 2.74 |
| 37 | STEPHEN H. COOPERWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 8 | 100% | 1 | 0.6 | 1.70 | 1.000 | 1.01 | 3.07 | 3.67 |
| 38 | Amanda FensterWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 7 | 71% | 1 | 0.3 | 3.38 | 1.000 | 4.80 | 0.00 | 0.61 |
| 39 | Jeffrey NadlerWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 7 | 86% | 1 | 0.6 | 1.71 | 1.000 | 3.23 | 1.94 | 1.06 |
| 40 | Malcolm E. LandauWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 7 | 71% | 2 | 0.9 | 2.11 | 1.000 | 2.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 41 | Glenn D. WestWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 20 | 60% | 0 | 1.3 | 0.00 | — | 0.44 | 0.00 | 0.51 |
| 42 | Jaclyn L. CohenWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 16 | 100% | 0 | 1.2 | 0.00 | — | 1.30 | 0.00 | 1.39 |
| 43 | Jackie CohenWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 15 | 53% | 0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | — | 0.56 | 0.00 | 1.74 |
| 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 | 1.70 |
| 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 | — | 1.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 49 | Brian ParnessWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 7 | 29% | 0 | 0.1 | 0.00 | — | 3.11 | 0.00 | 2.59 |
| 50 | Christopher R. MacheraWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | 5 | 60% | 0 | 0.3 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.30 |
| How it is known | |||
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| Refco Inc.RFX (last ticker on record) | Oct 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.CAR (last ticker on record) | Sep 1995 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| Energy XXI LtdEXXIQ (last ticker on record) | Oct 2006 | Text search only |
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| HERTZ CORP | Jan 2013 | Text search only |
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| Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.RRTS (last ticker on record) | Sep 2008 | Text search only |
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| UniTek Global Services, Inc.UNTK (last ticker on record) | Aug 2000 | Named in a filing |
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| ARO Liquidation, Inc.AROPQ (last ticker on record) | Jul 2014 | Named in a filing |
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| Avaya Holdings Corp.AVYA (last ticker on record) | Dec 2017 | Text search only |
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| BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.BASX (last ticker on record) | Aug 2005 | Text search only |
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| BROADCOM CORPBRCM (last ticker on record) | Apr 2003 | Named in a filing |
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| DELPHI CORPDPH (last ticker on record) | Aug 2006 | Text search only |
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| GLG Partners, Inc.GLG (last ticker on record) | Dec 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| Hyzon Motors Inc.HYZN (last ticker on record) | Sep 2020 | Text search only |
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| Motors Liquidation CoMTLQQ (last ticker on record) | Oct 1997 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| PHOENIX COMPANIES INC/DEPNX (last ticker on record) | Feb 2001 | Text search only |
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| SAFENET INCSFNT (last ticker on record) | Jun 2003 | Text search only |
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| Tingo Group, Inc.TIO (last ticker on record) | Mar 2013 | Text search only |
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| VERINT SYSTEMS INCVRNT (last ticker on record) | Feb 2002 | Named in a filing |
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| AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES INCACS (last ticker on record) | Feb 2006 | Text search only |
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| AMERICAN BANKNOTE CORPABNKQ (last ticker on record) | Dec 1995 | Named in a filing |
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| AutoWeb, Inc.AUTO (last ticker on record) | May 2001 | Text search only |
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| Cano Health, Inc.CANOQ (last ticker on record) | May 2023 | Text search only |
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| Diamond Foods IncDMND (last ticker on record) | Jun 2011 | Text search only |
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| DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.DO (last ticker on record) | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| DOW CHEMICAL CODOW (last ticker on record) | Mar 2016 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| GENERAL CABLE CORPBGC (last ticker on record) | Mar 1997 | Named in a filing |
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| GENERAL ELECTRIC COGE (last ticker on record) | Apr 2002 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| IMMUNE PHARMACEUTICALS INCIMNPQ (last ticker on record) | Jan 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| Lucid Group, Inc.LCID (last ticker on record) | Mar 2021 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| Luminar Technologies, Inc./DELAZRQ (last ticker on record) | Nov 2018 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| NOVELION THERAPEUTICS INC.NVLNF (last ticker on record) | Jul 2015 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| Old QVC Group, Inc.QVCGP (last ticker on record) | May 2009 | Named in a filing |
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| PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPPPC (last ticker on record) | Jan 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| Spectrum Brands, Inc.SPB (last ticker on record) | Feb 2005 | Text search only |
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| ULTICOM, INCULCM (last ticker on record) | Jan 2000 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| UNITED INDUSTRIAL CORPUIC (last ticker on record) | May 1994 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| Veradigm Inc.MDRX (last ticker on record) | Nov 2000 | Named in a filing |
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| Vivint Smart Home, Inc.VVNT (last ticker on record) | Aug 2017 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| WeWork Inc.WE (last ticker on record) | May 2021 | Text search only |
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| XEROX CORPXRX (last ticker on record) | Dec 2009 | Text search only |
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| Alight, Inc. / DelawareALIT (last ticker on record) | Apr 2020 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.AMKR (last ticker on record) | Jul 2003 | Text search only |
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| ATI Physical Therapy, Inc.ATIP (last ticker on record) | Jun 2020 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| AVAYA INCAV (last ticker on record) | Dec 2002 | Named in a filing |
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| BeneficientBENF (last ticker on record) | Apr 2023 | Text search only |
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| CARDINAL HEALTH INCCAH (last ticker on record) | Jun 2009 | Text search only |
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| CAREFUSION CorpCFN (last ticker on record) | Mar 2009 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.CHTR (last ticker on record) | Oct 2001 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| COWEN INC.COWN (last ticker on record) | Feb 2011 | Named in SEC correspondence |
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| DANKA BUSINESS SYSTEMS PLCDANKY (last ticker on record) | Apr 2001 | Text search only |
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