Johnny Depp scored a significant legal victory on Tuesday, as an L.A. Superior Court judge ruled that his contract with his lawyer should have been in writing.Depp is seeking to recoup tens of millions of dollars in legal fees paid out to Jake Bloom over 18 years. The ruling could also have profound effects on legal dealings in Hollywood, where agreements are often based on a handshake rather than a written contract. Bloom was paid based on a percentage of...
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The veteran show biz legal eagle has a stable of high-profile clients that includes director Brad Bird (“Incredibles 2”) and Rob Cohen (“The Hurricane Heist”), producers Jerry Bruckheimer (“Top Gun: Maverick”), Lorenzo di Bonaventura (“The Meg”) and Charles Roven (“Wonder Woman”), and actors Nicolas Cage, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jason Statham. Bloom made headlines in January when he put his art-filled, 15,000-square-foot, Idaho mansion up for auction with a reserve price of $11 million (down from an $18 million asking price in 2017), but the big news has been his ongoing legal tussles with former client Johnny Depp over the $30 million malpractice suit filed by the actor.
