Johnny Depp’s lawyer, Camille Vasquez, has become something of a household name after helping the actor win his bombshell defamation trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. People have taken notice of the lawyer's skills, and sources say Vasquez has found herself at the center of a fierce bidding war among law firms—and Hollywood, too.
According to the New York Post, the California native has become a fully-fledged star in her own right after scoring an unlikely win for the Pirates of the Caribbean actor. Sources say that after her big win last week, the lawyer has received quite a few offers, and now she's weighing her options.
“Talent agents are circling Camille because they recognize that she is the unicorn — a smart, savvy, poised attorney whose impactful performance during the trial propelled her to a rare level of visibility,” a source told the mag. “And the fact that she is a woman of color is an added bonus.”
Vasquez and the rest of Depp's legal team convinced a jury that Heard had defamed the actor on all three counts he brought against her. Depp sued the Aquaman actress for defamation following the Washington Post op-ed she penned in 2018 in which she referred to herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.”
A legal source told the outlet that “the legal community is buzzing with firms” who were “fighting to be the highest bidder” for Vasquez to join their teams because “she’s a shark and her performance in the trial showed it.”
Another source told The Post that offers began pouring in from “several traditional TV networks and cable channels” as soon as the case wrapped last week.
“Camille is inarguably a great voice to weigh in on legal matters, and networks are naturally chomping at the bit to speak with her about on-air opportunities,” a former network executive familiar with the offers told the outlet.
Celebrity lawyer Judd Burstein noted that Vasquez is an associate at Brown Rudnick, the high profile law firm where she is employed, but added his belief that “she’ll be a partner soon.”
“No firm would allow her to have a role in a big trial like this if she wasn’t on the partner track,” Burstein said. “There are two factors that go into making a partner; your quality of lawyering and ability to attract business. She can probably go anywhere and make a nice deal for herself.”
Source: New York Post, Marca
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