Bad actors sometimes impersonate or otherwise falsely claim to be partners, employees, or representatives of AKD Partners on social media, the internet, and in direct electronic communications like email or text messages. These impersonators may use the AKD Partners name and logo, as well as partner or employee names and job titles, in an attempt to obtain your personal, sensitive, or financial information. Examples of such scams include, but are not limited to, requests relating to (i) unpaid and allegedly overdue invoices, (ii) financial settlements, (iii) tax liabilities, (iv) offers to recover money, and (v) offers of job opportunities.

AKD Partners, its partners, and its employees are not involved in these scams. Scammers’ use of the firm’s name and those of its personnel is not authorized.

Please be vigilant in protecting yourself from phishing scams. In addition to the descriptions above, indicators of such threats include emails from domains that do not end in “dlapiper.com,” and direct communications via social media or messaging applications

If you believe you have been the recipient of a scam communication, please do not respond. Instead, contact Assistance@us.dlapiper.com or your AKD Partners contact at a known telephone number.