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We
know
what
you’re
thinking,
and
we’ll
come
right
out
and
say
it:
No,
not
that
lawyer
and
no,
not
that
defamation
trial.
The
lawyer
you’re
probably
thinking
of
is
Camille
Vasquez
of
Brown
Rudnick,
who
represented
Depp
in
court
in
Virginia.
During
his
weeks-long
defamation
trial
against
his
ex-wife,
Amber
Heard,
the
press
went
wild
with
speculation
that
the
famed
actor
was
dating
Vasquez.
The
Biglaw
associate
did
not,
in
fact,
win
Depp’s
heart
—
nor
was
she
trying
to
do
so,
and
she
went
so
far
as
to
call
the
rumors
of
a
lawyerly
romance
“sexist”
—
but
she
did
help
win
his
case,
and
was
rewarded
with
partnership
for
it.
The
lawyer
who
Depp
is
actually
dating
is
Joelle
Rich,
the
Schillings
partner
who
represented
the
star
during
his
defamation
case
in
the
UK
against
The
Sun.
Depp
may
have
lost
in
that
trial
but
it
looks
like
he
found
love
along
the
way.
According
to
Us
Magazine,
insiders
say
of
Depp
and
Rich
that
“[t]heir
chemistry
is
off
the
charts.”
Here
are
some
additional
details:
[Rich]
was
not
part
of
the
legal
team
who
represented
him
in
his
defamation
trial
against
ex-wife
Amber
Heard
earlier
this
year.
She
was,
however,
present
in
the
Virginia
courtroom
to
show
her
“support”
for
the
Oscar
nominee.“There
was
no
professional
obligation
for
her
being
there.
It
was
personal,”
the
source
tells
Us,
adding
that
the
duo
“discreetly”
met
up
in
hotels
during
the
early
stages
of
their
romance.The
insider
notes
that
Rich
was
married
when
she
met
Depp,
but
is
now
divorcing
her
husband.
She
and
her
estranged
spouse
share
two
children.
“It’s
serious
between
them.
They
are
the
real
deal,”
the
source
continued.
Yo
ho,
yo
ho,
will
it
be
a
pirate
life
for
this
attorney?
Depp
has
learned
that
it’s
always
a
good
idea
to
have
a
lawyer
close
on
hand,
so
we
imagine
that
this
is
one
attorney/client
relationship
that
will
go
the
distance.
Johnny
Depp
Is
Dating
Married
Lawyer
Joelle
Rich
Who
Worked
on
His
U.K.
Libel
Trial:
‘It’s
Serious’
[Us
Magazine]
Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
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