Blake Lively has hired a new member of her legal team, high-profile attorney Sigrid McCawley, amid the ongoing lawsuit against Justin Baldoni.
McCawley, who has advocated for Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, will handle media and public communications for Lively’s critical matters related to the case through People.
“It is a privilege to work with Blake Lively’s world-class legal team on a case that, at its core, is about a woman who was exposed to a hostile work environment and is being attacked for standing up to protect herself and other female colleagues,” the attorney told the newspaper.
Lively’s legal battle has been monitored for months by attorneys Mike Gottlieb and Esra Hudson.
The attorneys expressed their excitement about the new team member: “We are thrilled that Sigrid has joined Blake’s legal team in this important role handling our public communications. We recruited Sigrid based on her many years of speaking truth to power, including her courageous representation of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, and we have no doubt that her experience will serve the team well.”
McCawley’s previous work includes representing survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Her work helped expose Epstein’s abuse network, leading to several settlements and criminal cases.
Notably, Lively’s publicist, Leslie Sloane, was also represented by McCawley, who was sued by Baldoni. The case was later dismissed by the court in June 2025.
It is pertinent to mention that Lively has sued Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and others for sexual harassment and retaliation, which he denies. Baldoni’s countersuit accusing Lively and Ryan Reynolds of defamation and racketeering was dismissed. The case is expected to go to trial in May 2026.
