CamilleM.Vasquez

PartnerCo-Office Managing Partner, Orange County
LANGUAGES
Spanish
Vasquez Camille

Overview

Camille Vasquez specializes in high-profile litigation and complex legal disputes. With a reputation for her tenacity and strategic acumen, Camille has built a notable career handling high-stakes cases, crisis situations and providing exceptional legal counsel to her clients.

Throughout her career, Camille has been recognized for her outstanding advocacy skills and her ability to navigate complex legal landscapes. Her practice encompasses a range of areas including commercial litigation, entertainment law, and defamation. Camille is particularly known for her adept handling of cases involving media exposure and public scrutiny, where her strategic approach and persuasive abilities have consistently achieved favorable outcomes for her clients.

Fluent in Spanish, Camille brings an added dimension to her practice, enabling her to serve a diverse client base and effectively manage cases involving Spanish-speaking individuals and entities.

In addition to her litigation practice, Camille is a sought-after speaker and commentator on legal issues, frequently contributing for NBC, participating in industry panels and speaking at engagements around the world. Her commitment to the legal profession extends beyond the courtroom, as she actively mentors young attorneys and serves as a Foundation Trustee for the Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

Experience
  • Served as co-lead counsel for an American actor in his defamation jury trial victory against his former wife in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia.
  • Secured dismissal of defamation and extortion claims brought against an American lawyer and political figure in a lawsuit filed by an American music mogul.
  • Obtained complete dismissal of a lawsuit filed against two major consumer packaged goods companies by an individual claiming to have invented an iconic spicy snack product.
  • Defending a prominent composer and musician against defamation claims.
  • Serves as co-defense counsel for a Mexican singer, songwriter and businesswoman in a California Child Victims Act case.
  • Secured dismissal of the majority of a well-known actress’ claims on behalf of the producers of a musical film in a contentious defamation suit.
  • Representing the owner of a national pageant organization in a defamation suit.
  • Ongoing representations of individuals prosecuting multimillion-dollar defamation claims arising from highly-publicized accusations of criminal conduct.
  • Successfully prosecuted two breach of fiduciary cases for a high-profile client.
  • Provide advice on media strategy during high-pressure periods and develop effective strategies to protect reputations.
Credentials
Education

J.D., Southwestern Law School

B.S., University of Southern California, magna cum laude

Admissions

California

U.S. District Court, Central District of California

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California

U.S. District Court, Southern District of California

Honors
  • Leading Commercial Litigators, Daily Journal, 2026
  • Top Verdicts, Daily Journal, 2026
  • Praeses Elit Award Recipient, Trinity College Dublin Law Society, 2025
  • America's Best In-State Lawyers, Forbes, 2025
  • Top Women Lawyers, Daily Journal, 2025
  • Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyer, Lawdragon, 2025-2026
  • Legal Impact Report, Variety, 2024
  • America's Top 200 Lawyers, Forbes, 2024
  • Young Lawyer of the Year – Litigation, The American Lawyer, 2023
  • Defamation/Reputation Management, Chambers High Net Worth, 2023-2025
  • Rising Stars, Law360, 2023
  • Media, Technology and Telecoms – Media and Entertainment: Litigation, The Legal 500 US, 2023-2025
  • Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2024-2026
  • Top 250 Women in Litigation, Benchmark Litigation, 2023-2024
  • Top 10 Women Litigators in US, Benchmark Litigation, 2023
  • Impact Case Award, Benchmark Litigation, 2023
  • Top Lawyer Under 40, Hispanic National Bar Association, 2023
  • 500 Leading Litigators in America, Lawdragon, 2023-2025
  • Hollywood's New Leaders, Variety, 2022
  • Trailblazer, Sports & Entertainment, National Law Journal, 2022
  • Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America, 2021-2025
  • Top 40 Under 40, Daily Journal, 2022
  • Top Young Diverse Lawyer, Orange County Coalition for Diversity in the Law, 2022
  • Latina Powerhouse Top 100, HOLA! USA, 2022
Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer 2025
Memberships

Hispanic National Bar Association

Thought Leadership

"Cambridge Union Event," October 14, 2025

"ABOTA National Women’s Leadership Summit," June 14, 2025

"Kentucky Bar Association Annual Convention," June 6, 2025

"Speaking with Penske’s Latino/a/e Affinity Group," June 3, 2025

"Q&A with Penske Media Corporation," May 6, 2025

National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) Conference"," April 25, 2025

"Trial Advocacy Competition at Yale," April 12, 2025

"Keynote Speech," University of North Carolina, April 2, 2025

"How Lawyers with High-Profile Clients Approach Jury Selection," NPR's All Things Considered Podcast, April 14, 2024

"In Discussion with Camille Vasquez," Byfield's Counsel Culture: The Business of Law Podcast, March 14, 2024

"High Stakes Mastery, From the Courtroom to the Boardroom," Black Hat MEA, November 14, 2023

"Brand Management and Reputation Cost," LES 2023 Annual Meeting, October 16, 2023

"Women Leaders Panel," Istanbul Arbitration Week, October 4, 2023

"Risks, Responsibilities & Reputation: What Is the Role of the GC," The Legal 500 Roundtable September 28, 2023

"A Conversation with Trial Lawyer Camille Vasquez - Interview by CLA President Jeremy Evans," California Lawyers Association 2023 Annual Meeting, September 22, 2023

"Camille Vasquez on Her “Earned Luck” in Law," The Latino Majority Podcast, July 12, 2023

Panelist, “Brand & Reputation Management,” The Law Firm Network 2023 Annual Conference, April 28, 2023

Keynote Speech, Saturday Academy of Law (SAL), University of California, Irvine School of Law, March 4, 2023

“Depp v. Heard: Lessons for Business Litigators,” ABTL Orange County, November 30, 2022

“Lunch with…Depp’s Attorneys: Benjamin Chew & Camille Vasquez,” Beverly Hills Bar Association, August 11, 2022