She starred in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial, and lawyer Camille Vasquez has just been rewarded for her efforts.
Johnny Depp’s lawyer, Camille Vasquez, has been promoted to partner in his luxurious law firm, less than a week after his victory in the defamation suit of the actor against his ex-wife Amber Heard.
The 37-year-old lawyer, who was only associated with Brown Rudnick when the lengthy defamation suit began, became her prominent star thanks to her intense and sometimes cruel interrogation of Heard and her compelling final arguments. Page six reports.
“We are delighted to welcome Camille to the association,” said William Baldiga, president and CEO of Brown Rudnick, in a press release today.
“Historically, we have reserved this announcement for the end of our fiscal year. But Camille’s performance during Johnny Depp’s trial showed the world that she was ready to take the next step now.
“We are incredibly proud of her and look forward to what she will achieve as our new partner.”
Sources said The mail that Mrs. Vásquez was at the center of a bidding war between law firms that wanted her on their teams and that she was flooded with Hollywood bids.
In a statement, the nail-biting lawyer said she was “delighted that Brown Rudnick has given me his vote of total confidence.”
“I am proud of the unique talent team I have had the privilege of leading, which exemplified teamwork and collaboration, and I look forward to continuing to represent Brown Rudnick’s culture of excellence,” he said.
Some legal experts said they were surprised that Brown Rudnick had given Ms. Vasquez such a prominent role in Depp’s legal team when she was only an associate.
The lawyer and her colleagues convinced the jury that Heard defamed Depp for the three charges filed against the actress for writing in a 2018. Washington Post he said he was “a public figure representing domestic abuse.”
This was stated by a partner in a high-profile Los Angeles law firm The mail on Sunday he was “very surprised to see that she was associated,” given what Depp handled at trial.
“Most of the time the associates are not given the kind of papers they were given. Making the cross and the closures, that’s pretty unprecedented,” the source said.
Since the verdict was handed down on June 1, Vásquez has also received offers from various traditional television networks and cable channels, sources said.
“Talented agents are turning Camille around because they recognize that she is the unicorn: a smart, intelligent and balanced lawyer whose impact on her performance during the trial pushed her to a rare level of visibility.” said a source. “And the fact that she’s a woman of color is an added bonus.”
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