After losing round one of his defamation lawsuits in the United Kingdom. Johnny Depp is hoping for a better outcome in Fairfax County, Virginia. Johnny Depp is seeking nearly $50 million from his ex-wife Amber Heard. In the case, which begins on April 11, 2022, and will last about six weeks. The major case comes nearly seven years after Depp and Heard separated, but they are clearly not done. Johnny Depp needs the triumph to save his career after a libel case. Against The Sun in the UK caused him to be shunned. Johhny Depp was driven out of ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’. And lost all other projects as a result of the “wife beater” label. Heard, on the other hand, looks to have managed to keep her career afloat.
Benjamin Chew: Who is he?
Johnny Depp’s lawyer has the same name as another well-known lawyer. Who gave pro bono legal advice to America’s founding fathers during the formation of the constitution. This one, like Benjamin Chew, has a lengthy resume. Benjamin Chew has approximately 30 years of legal expertise and is currently a partner with Brown Rudnick in Washington, DC. Benjamin Chew graduated from Princeton University. Moved on to the University of Virginia School of Law, where he earned his law degree in 1988.
Benjamin Chew, where did he get in touch with government officials?
He became well-known in the spheres of sports, leisure, litigation, and arbitration after that. Fellows of the American Faculty of Trial Lawyers are licenced to practise law in Virginia, the District of Columbia, and even the European Republic of Kosovo. Benjamin Chew has extensive experience representing the governments of Dubai, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Ecuador around the world. In 2012, he also successfully prosecuted a case against Ghana in the European Court of Human Rights and later in the International Criminal Court.
Johnny Depp would also like the proceedings to end differently than they did in the UK, albeit he appears to be doing the same thing. Mr Benjamin Chew indicated that he chose to file a continuation in the state of Virginia. Because Onerous and Depp both live in California, the state’s anti-SLAPP legislation will not be as comprehensive as the California legislation under which procedures are generally launched.