Camille Vasquez

Brown Rudnick - California

Partner

2211 Michelson Drive 7th Fl.
Irvine, CA 92612

+1 949 752 7100

Litigation Star

Top 10 Women Litigators in US

Top 250 Women in Litigation


Practice area:

Commercial
Defamation
Employment


Camille Vasquez is a litigation partner and co-chair of Brown Rudnick’s Brand & Reputation Management group. She is a passionate advocate for her clients and is adept at formulating offensive and defensive litigation strategies both in and outside the courtroom. She also has extensive experience handling parallel reputation management and crisis communications issues arising from these engagements.


Camille co-led a Brown Rudnick team in the successful representation of actor Johnny Depp in his highly publicized defamation trial against ex-wife and actress Amber Heard. Camille gave a commanding performance in courtroom strategy and her passionate and fearless advocacy of Depp resulted in the jury’s unanimous ruling in favor of Depp. It was a truly “decisive win” in what has been called “Hollywood’s trial of the century.”


Following the Depp trial, Camille was appointed co-chair of the Firm’s Brand & Reputation Management group and has taken on some of the most high-profile and consequential cases with social and reputational importance. She helps her clients navigate legal and business scenarios to protect and manage their name, image and brand in an increasingly competitive and connected world.


Early in her career, Camille interned with Robert Shapiro, the famous criminal defense attorney most well known for being part of the O.J. Simpson “dream team,” and worked with him on his last murder case. She has received numerous recognitions, including Chambers, Legal 500, Variety’s Hollywood New Leaders, The National Law Journal Trailblazers, Benchmark Litigation Impact Case of the Year Award, HOLA! USA Latina Powerhouse Top 100, Daily Journal Top 40 Under 40, Hispanic National Bar Association Top Lawyers Under 40, and Orange County Coalition for Diversity in the Law Top Young Diverse Lawyer. She is a legal correspondent for NBC News.


Updated Aug 2023