Blake Lively has hired a new member to her legal team, high-profile attorney Sigrid McCawley, amid the ongoing trial against Justin Baldoni.
McCawley, who has advocated for Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, will handle media and public communications on Lively’s critical issues related to the case, via People.
“It is a privilege to be able to work with Blake Lively’s world-class legal team on a case that essentially concerns a woman who was subjected to a hostile work environment and who is being attacked for standing up to protect herself and other female colleagues,” the attorney told the outlet.
Lively’s legal fight has already been overseen for months by attorneys Mike Gottlieb and Esra Hudson.
The lawyers expressed their excitement for the new team member: “We are delighted that Sigrid has joined the Blake legal team in this important role, managing our public communications. We recruited Sigrid based on her many years of work speaking truth to power, including her courageous representation of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, and we are confident that her experience will serve the team well.
McCawley’s previous work includes representing survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. His work helped expose Epstein’s network of abuse, leading to several settlements and criminal cases.
Notably, Lively’s publicist Leslie Sloane was also represented by McCawley who was counterattacked 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, alleging sexual harassment and retaliation, which he denies. Baldoni’s countersuit accusing Lively and Ryan Reynolds of defamation and extortion was dismissed. The case is expected to go to trial in May 2026.
