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Provided by Arabella di Iorio
Dispute Resolution, Arbitration and Mediation, Trusts and Probate, Restructuring and Insolvency
Arabella di Iorio is the principal at Agon Litigation. She began her career at the English Chancery Bar, before working for Linklaters in London, and Appleby in Bermuda. Prior to co-founding Agon Litigation, she headed the BVI litigation and trusts practices at Maples and Calder for 11 years, for 6 of which she was also the managing partner of their BVI office.
Arabella has helped clients resolve complex offshore disputes for over 20 years and frequently acts as an expert witness on BVI law. She has maintained a diverse international commercial litigation practice which includes trusts and probate disputes, shareholder and joint venture disputes, restructuring and insolvency. Arabella possesses considerable arbitration experience and has presided over several international and domestic disputes governed by various arbitration rules. She has extensive advocacy experience, appearing at all levels of the Territory's Courts and the Privy Council. She is fluent in Italian.
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Chair, Financial Services Appeal Board BVI
President, BVI Chapter of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators 2016-2019
President, BVI Bar Association 2013 - 2015
Arbitrator, BVIIAC Arbitrator Panel
Committee Member, BVIIAC Arbitration Group
Committee Member, Insolvency Committee (BVI)
Provided by Chambers
Arabella di Iorio is consistently hailed as one of the jurisdiction's leading dispute lawyers. She has a wide-ranging practice, with notable experience in shareholder disputes and white-collar fraud cases in addition to trust disputes.
Provided by Chambers
"Arabella is super well regarded. She is sophisticated and a very good advocate."
"She is extremely knowledgeable and solution-focused."
"Arabella is always sensible. She knows what she is doing."
"She is an outstanding individual. She is hard-working, experienced and very bright."
"Arabella is super well regarded. She is sophisticated and a very good advocate."
"She is extremely knowledgeable and solution-focused."
"Arabella is always sensible. She knows what she is doing."
"She is an outstanding individual. She is hard-working, experienced and very bright."
