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Blake Lively Adds Sigrid McCawley to Legal Team Ahead of Baldoni Trial

The Epstein survivors’ advocate will handle public communications ahead of a Jan. 22 hearing on Baldoni’s summary-judgment bid.

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FILE - Blake Lively appears at the SNL50: The Anniversary Special at Rockefeller Plaza in New York on Feb. 16, 2025, left, and Justin Baldoni appears at a special screening of "The Boys in the Boat" in New York on Dec. 13, 2023. (AP, File)
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 09: Blake Lively is seen on December 09, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by BG048/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
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Overview

  • Lively confirmed that Sigrid McCawley, managing partner at Boies Schiller Flexner, has joined her team.
  • McCawley’s assignment focuses on overseeing media and public messaging related to the case.
  • Lively’s December 2024 suit alleges sexual harassment and retaliation tied to It Ends With Us, claims Baldoni denies.
  • Baldoni’s large defamation countersuit targeting Lively, Ryan Reynolds and publicist Leslie Sloane was dismissed in 2025.
  • A Jan. 22 hearing will take up Baldoni’s motion for summary judgment, with trial scheduled for May 18, 2026, and additional depositions and messages set to be unsealed.