Remember Coopers & Lybrand? It was one of the predecessor firms that merged with Price Waterhouse in 1998 to form the global network of PricewaterhouseCoopers. It has now been over a decade since Coopers & Lybrand existed, but according to the UK’s Financial Services Authority and PwC itself, certain individuals are now playing off of the name in an effort to sell shares in companies.
The FSA issued an alert about individuals claiming to be from an organization called “Coopers & Lybrand Law” and using the website “www.cooperslybrandlaw.com.” It said that the entity was not associated with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). PwC also issued a press release stating that individuals purporting to be from an organization calling itself “Coopers & Lybrand Law”
