Please be aware that a malicious actor has been misusing the Dentons brand and impersonating our firm and/or lawyers as part of an attempted phishing attack against business executives.  The impersonator has been sending emails from a Gmail account, pretending to be a Dentons lawyer, and alleging that the recipient of the email has violated one of our clients’ intellectual property rights.  The email often includes a misleading link, which claims to open a PDF, but which in fact redirects the recipient to a website. We have already observed such attacks in several countries in Central and Eastern Europe, and they may also be present in other markets.

These emails are a scam and do not come from Dentons or any of our lawyers, so please remain vigilant of any suspicious-looking messages.  Please note that authentic emails from Dentons are always sent from an email address in the format firstname.lastname@dentons.com

If you spot a suspicious email claiming to come from Dentons, please do not click on any links or attachments and feel free to call or email your Dentons relationship partner if you have any questions or wish to confirm.  We also recommend reporting the incident to your IT department according to your organization’s cybersecurity policies.

Thank you in advance for your vigilance.

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