Legal Entity

An entity which U.S. law recognizes as having an identity and rights. Legal entities can be either natural persons or registered entities such as businesses and governmental bodies.

A legal entity may be associated with one or more registered entities (the legal entities that are registered with individual states), and may do business under one or more brands. Legal entities may also file taxes using a TIN, hold roles at other businesses, and appear on government watchlists.

GraphQL type: LegalEntity

Example

Starbucks Corporation is a legal entity — the registered corporate structure that owns the Starbucks brand and in which shareholders own equity.

Bankruptcy

Description

The details of the bankruptcy filing (chapter_type, filing date and case number etc.) a legal entity has ever filed. All bankruptcy cases are handled in federal courts under rules outlined in the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

Pricing tier: Premium

Field	Name	Type	Description
Debtor Name	debtor_name	string	The debtor's name on the filing.
Trustee	trustee	string	The trustee on the filing.
Judge	judge	string	Name of the bankruptcy court judge presiding over the case.
Filing Date	filing_date	date	The date the bankruptcy was filed.
Chapter Type	chapter_type	string	Bankruptcy petition type, i.e, reorgainzation for 11, liqidation for 7, etc.
Case Number	case_number	string	The full US District Court docket number for bankruptcy case.
Petition	petition	string	Nature of petition, i.e, "voluntary" or "involuntary".
Entry Date	entry_date	date	Date when the case was entered.
Date Converted	date_converted	date	Date when the case was converted from chapter 11 to chapter 7.
Date Dismissed	date_dismissed	date	Date when the case was dismissed from court.
Date Terminated	date_terminated	date	Final docket entry date, bankruptcy case closed.
Debtor Discharged Date	debtor_discharged_date	date	Court enters the date when the plan is fulfilled and debtor has completed plan repayments.
Plan Confirmed Date	plan_confirmed_date	date	Date when the plan was confirmed.
ID	id	long
First Observed Date	first_observed_date	string
Last Observed Date	last_observed_date	string

Name

Description

These are entities which U.S. law recognizes as having an identity and rights. They can be either natural persons, or artificial entities such as businesses and governmental bodies.

Pricing tier: Free

Field	Name	Type	Description
Name	name	string	The legal entity's name.
Legal Entity Type	legal_entity_type	string	The legal form of the entity. This can either be "Person", for natural persons, or for business entities one of a number of legal forms.
ID	id	long
First Observed Date	first_observed_date	string
Last Observed Date	last_observed_date	string

Type

Description

These are entities which U.S. law recognizes as having an identity and rights. They can be either natural persons, or artificial entities such as businesses and governmental bodies.

Pricing tier: Free

Field	Name	Type	Description
Legal Entity Type	legal_entity_type	string	The legal form of the entity. This can either be "Person", for natural persons, or for business entities one of a number of legal forms.
ID	id	long
First Observed Date	first_observed_date	string
Last Observed Date	last_observed_date	string

Relationships

Legal Entity connects to other entities in the Enigma graph:

Direction	Relationship	Target Entity
→	appears on	Watchlist Entry
→	does business as	Brand
→	files taxes using	Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)
→	is associated with	Record
→	is flagged by	Watchlist Entry
→	is mentioned in	Media Content
→	licenses	Brand
→	owns	Brand
→	owns	Legal Entity
→	owns location	Operating Location
→	performs	Role
→	receives mail at	Address
←	is instance of	Person
←	is instance of	Registered Entity

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