Blake Lively Hires Lawyer Who Represented Epstein Victims amid Justin Baldoni Lawsuit: See What Role She'll Play
Blake Lively is adding a prominent new face to her legal team amid her lawsuit with Justin Baldoni.
On Friday (January 16), PEOPLE confirmed that the 38-year-old It Ends With Us actress hired Sigrid McCawley, a lawyer who previously worked with Jeffrey Epstein‘s victims.
The outlet also confirmed the specific role McCawley will play moving forward.
Keep reading to find out more…
McCawley will reportedly become a liaison between Blake‘s team and the public, informing the media about what is going on with the lawsuit.
“It is a privilege to get to work with Blake Lively’s world class legal team on a case that at its core is about a woman who was subjected to a hostile work environment and is being attacked for standing up to protect herself and other female co-workers,” McCawley told PEOPLE.
Blake‘s other attorneys — Mike Gottlieb and Esra Hudson — told PEOPLE that they were “thrilled” to bring McCawley onto the team.
“We recruited Sigrid based on her many years of work speaking truth to power, including her courageous representation of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, and have no doubt her experience will serve the team well,” they said in a statement.
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