As Johnny Depp and Amber Heard fought it out in court, attention on them grew, and through that, their lawyers became quite well known. Specifically, Depp’s attorney Camille Vasquez became quite famous because of the trial. Now, she’s squaring off against Amber Heard’s ex-lawyer in Danny Elfman’s public denial of sexual misconduct defamation case, which is big news considering how highly publicized the Depp vs.
Heard case was in 2022. For context, Danny Elfman’s former protégé, Nomi Abadi filed a defamation lawsuit against him. This is because of statements that came out of a Rolling Stone article last year regarding a settlement he made with her after she accused him of sexual misconduct and harassment, Variety reported.
Camille Vasquez is representing Danny Elfman – the composer known for working Wednesday , The Nightmare Before Christmas , The Simpsons , and lots of Tim Burton’s movies – in this case. This is coming about a year after she won the defamation trial with Depp between him and Heard, which rewarded the Pirates of the Caribbean actor $10 million in compensatory damage and $5 million in punitive damage. Notably, Heard was also awarded $2 million in compensatory damage.
Meanwhile, Eric George is representing Nomi Abadi in this case, and he filed the lawsuit for her. He represented Amber Heard during the early days of the legal battle with Depp before the trial began. This lawyer, per NBC News , testified in the Heard vs.
Depp case, noting that .
