Alerts
Warning: Emails misusing the names of Mayer Brown International LLP
3 February 2026
Emails have been sent misusing the name of Mayer Brown International LLP and a genuine Registered Foreign Lawyer (RFL) of the firm in relation to a supposed 'Notice of Intellectual Property Rights Violation'.
What is the scam?
The SRA has been informed that emails have been sent to individuals purporting to be from a genuine firm of solicitors (please see details below) regarding a supposed 'Notice of Intellectual Property Rights Violation'. The email advises the recipient that they have used copyrighted sound recordings on their Facebook platform and lists a number of requirements the recipient must comply with to avoid formal legal proceedings.
The email seen by the SRA also provides a hyperlink to a supposed Cease and Desist notice. This link is thought to be malicious or a phishing link.
The emails have been sent from the following email addresses:
- navecorrock1984@gmail.com
- reuldugerzon1984@gmail.com
The email sign-off also misuses the name of a genuine RFL of the firm (details below).
Any business or transactions through the emails or email addresses described above is not undertaken by a firm or individual authorised and regulated by the SRA.
Is there a genuine firm or person?
The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine firm of solicitors called Mayer Brown International LLP, which also trades as Mayer Brown. Genuine emails from the firm use the email domain '@mayerbrown.com'.
The genuine firm Mayer Brown International LLP employs an RFL called Jon D Van Gorp who is a Partner at the firm and the chair of the firm. The genuine details of Jon D Van Gorp can be located on the firm's genuine website www.mayerbrown.com.
Mayer Brown International LLP and Jon D Van Gorp have confirmed that they have no connection to the emails or email addresses referred to in the above alert.
What should I do?
When a firm's or individual's identity has been copied exactly (or cloned), due diligence is necessary. If you receive correspondence claiming to be from the above firm(s) or individual(s), or information of a similar nature to that described, you should conduct your own due diligence by checking the authenticity of the correspondence by contacting the law firm directly by reliable and established means. You can contact the SRA to find out if individuals or firms are regulated and authorised by the SRA and verify an individual's or firm's practising details. Other verification methods, such as checking public records (e.g. telephone directories and company records) may be required in other circumstances.