Fraud alert
Like many reputable brands, Gowling WLG sometimes attracts the attention of individuals who misuse its name or the names of its partners and employees to engage in fraudulent activities.
The increasing volume of frauds and scams, particularly online, makes it impossible to eliminate any risk of misuse of the Gowling WLG name and brand, as well as the names and images of our partners and employees.
If you receive a communication that appears to be from our firm or a member of Gowling WLG and you are unsure of its legitimacy, please email fraudalert@gowlingwlg.com to verify its authenticity. We also encourage you to take a look at the people finder on our website and use the contact details on those pages to contact the person you wish to communicate with.
On this page we highlight any significant fraud attempts of which we are aware to help you conduct due diligence.
Correspondence purporting to involve genuine Gowling WLG (UK) LLP personnel
We are aware of several unsolicited emails from individuals sent to a Canadian law firm purporting to be from Peter Yam of Gowling WLG (UK) LLP.
The emails that we have seen incorrectly advise the recipient that Peter Yam is instructed as 'the Investor's lead Legal Counsel' with 'Gowling WLG as Legal Counsel for the Investors'.
These communications relate to the financing of a land acquisition in Canada. Neither Peter Yam nor Gowling WLG (UK) LLP are instructed or represent clients in these transactions.
Peter Yam is a solicitor authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) working in the UK offices of Gowling WLG (UK) LLP.
To report scams and other suspicious emails, please email our dedicated email address fraudalert@uk.gowlingwlg.com.
Phishing – gowling.es
We are aware of several communications from individuals professing to be from Gowling WLG offices in Spain using the email domains "gowling.es" and "gowling.eu". Gowling WLG does not have any offices in Spain and does not employ any lawyers in Spain. To see where we do operate and where our lawyers are based, please visit our Global Reach page.
In some instances, we have seen fraudsters impersonate members of our staff. Communications from individuals working for Gowling WLG only use "gowlingwlg.com" domains in the forms listed below:
- gowlingwlg.com
- ca.gowlingwlg.com
- cn.gowlingwlg.com
- de.gowlingwlg.com
- fr.gowlingwlg.com
- uae.gowlingwlg.com
- uk.gowlingwlg.com
If you have been contacted by an individual using the "gowling.es" domain, we recommend you stop all contact with them and report it to your local police immediately.
We are taking measures to remove the fraudulent domains and have already reported the activity to the relevant authorities in England, including the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and Action Fraud.