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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. Her wider practice also covers insolvency proceedings and assisting with the enforcement of arbitral awards.
Provided by Chambers
Arabella is brilliant. If I want to understand how the local court will look at a question, she's the person I go to.
Arabella is outstanding. She is a phenomenal lawyer, especially in trust litigation.
Arabella is certainly among the best litigators in the BVI. She is someone who goes the extra mile for her clients.
I would always choose to instruct Arabella on BVI matters.
Arabella is a go-to litigator in the BVI. She is excellent in all matters.
Arabella is brilliant. If I want to understand how the local court will look at a question, she's the person I go to.
Arabella is outstanding. She is a phenomenal lawyer, especially in trust litigation.
Arabella is certainly among the best litigators in the BVI. She is someone who goes the extra mile for her clients.
I would always choose to instruct Arabella on BVI matters.
Arabella is a go-to litigator in the BVI. She is excellent in all matters.