'We're extremely proud': Johnny Depp's star lawyer named regulation agency associate

Brown Rudnick, a regulation agency, named Johnny Depp's star lawyer Camille Vasquez a associate Tuesday.

"I'm delighted that Brown Rudnick has given me its full vote of confidence by having me be part of the partnership," Vasquez mentioned. "I’m happy with the uniquely gifted group I’ve had the privilege to guide, which exemplified teamwork and collaboration, and I stay up for persevering with to signify Brown Rudnick’s tradition of excellence."

Associate bulletins are usually made in the course of the starting of the fiscal yr. This most up-to-date announcement, nevertheless, comes lower than every week after Vasquez helped win Depp's defamation case in opposition to ex-wife Amber Heard.

"We're delighted to welcome Camille to the partnership," Chairman and CEO William Baldiga mentioned. "Traditionally, we have now reserved this announcement for the top of our fiscal yr. However Camille’s efficiency in the course of the Johnny Depp trial proved to the world that she was able to take this subsequent step now. We're extremely happy with her and stay up for what she is going to accomplish as our latest associate."

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Vasquez took the web by storm in the course of the six-week trial, making waves after her contentious cross-examination of Heard and even sparking rumors of a relationship with the Pirates of the Caribbean actor.

She graduated from the College of Southern California magna cum laude in 2006, and she or he later graduated from Southwestern Legislation Faculty — which is ranked between 147 and 192 among the many finest regulation colleges, in line with U.S. News — in 2010. Previous to becoming a member of the agency, Vasquez was an lawyer at a distinct Los Angeles-based agency, in line with Brown Rudnick.

She additional earned recognition from The Finest Attorneys in America, which named Vasquez amongst its "Ones to Watch" in 2021.

Her group member within the high-profile Depp trial, Benjamin Chew, can also be a associate on the agency. Chew had beforehand labored for Depp, profitable two fiduciary instances in Los Angeles.

Chew and Vasquez's latest victory got here on June 1, when a jury awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. Heard was additionally allotted $2 million in compensatory damages.