Alerts

Warning: Email misusing the name of 'Mark Shillito' claiming to work for 'CMS Legal Services Canada'

23 September 2026

An email has been sent misusing the name of 'Mark Shillito' claiming to work for 'CMS Legal Services Canada'.

What is the scam?

The SRA has seen an email misusing the name of a genuine solicitor and a genuine law firm (see details below).

The email refers to the payment of a supposed invoice for work completed by this firm.

The email was sent from the email address 'mark.shillito@cmslaweeig.com' and contains a signatory of 'Mark Robert Shillito, Senior Legal Consultant, Ll.M.65 Queen Street, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, C1A 7L1, Canada.'

The SRA does not authorise or regulate a firm named 'CMS Legal Services Canada'.

Any business or transaction through the above email address is not undertaken by an individual who is authorised and regulated by the SRA.

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine solicitor called Mark Shillito (SRA ID 143468).

The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine firm CMS Cameron Mckenna Nabarro Olswang LLP (SRA ID 423370). The genuine email domain for this firm is @cms-cmno.com and the website address is www.cms.law. Mark Shillito is an employee of the genuine firm CMS Cameron Mckenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.

The firm has confirmed that neither it nor Mark Shillito has any connection to the email referred to in the alert above.

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.