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Agon Litigation
Ritter House 2/F
Road Town
British Virgin Islands

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British Virgin Islands > Dispute resolution Tier 2

Led by Arabella di Iorio, the ‘small but high-performing team’ at Agon Litigation is regularly instructed by onshore firms and multinational companies in complex cross-border disputes including restructuring, insolvency, trust and probate matters. The ‘incredibly experienced and clever’ di Iorio routinely provides expert advice on matters of BVI law, frequently appearing as an advocate at all court levels in the BVI and the Privy Council. The practice has been bolstered by the addition of Brian Child from Campbells, whose practice encompasses all areas of commercial litigation, insolvency claims and regulatory matters, as well as Paul Griffiths from Carey Olsen. Griffiths, who splits his time between London and BVI, frequently appears on BVI cases before the Court of Appeal and the Privy Council, both as an advocate and in a solicitor role.

Leading individuals

Brian Child – Agon Litigation

Arabella di Iorio - Agon Litigation

Practice head(s):

Arabella di Iorio

Other key lawyers:

Brian Child; Paul Griffiths

Testimonials

‘Agon Litigation were great advocates for us in a trust dispute case. They listened and represented us strongly, ensuring our best outcome. Their professional network and choice of people brought in to help with the case was also extremely useful.’

‘We worked with Arabella di Iorio. She was passionate and persistent especially when coming up against the trying other parties. Without her dedication to our case it’s unlikely it would have come to a resolution in the time in which it did.’

‘Very strong litigation boutique.’

‘Arabella di Iorio is wonderful. Incredibly experienced and clever but also a pleasure to work with.’

‘Brian Child was always willing to challenge the liquidators in the position they were taking and would present a well-thought-out, balanced review of the issues. His jurisdictional experience and knowledge of the local courts was invaluable.’

‘Arabella di Iorio runs a small but heavy-lifting team which is capable of both local trust-related work and working jointly with overseas law firms on the very biggest litigation. This agility across matters, but with a consistent seam of excellent legal skills and unrivalled local insights, make Agon my go-to law firm in the BVI.’

‘Arabella di Iorio always has an extensive overview on matters, and a great understanding of how new facts, developments and applications will fit into the wider picture. She is a very clear, no-nonsense advocate who has a very good measure of the local judges and is capable of presenting arguments clearly and concisely.’

Key clients

Renova Industries Limited

Digital Asset Capital Management Inc

Redhouse Holdings Limited and British Caribbean Bank

Work highlights

Acting for Renova Industries Limited in a complex ongoing case in the BVI involving approximately $2bn.
Acting for the Administrators of a Deceased Russian regarding issues and claims in the millions of dollars.
Acting for Digital Asset Capital Management in relation to claims of approximately $11m.

Agon Litigation takes great pride in offering world-class and cost-effective legal advice and representation to its clients. Our practice comprises (i) commercial, corporate, fraud, insolvency, trusts and probate litigation; (ii) restructuring; (iii) the provision of expert evidence on the law of the BVI in foreign proceedings; (iv) complex telecoms regulatory matters; (v) judicial review matters; and (vi) contentious trusts and probate litigation (Arabella di Iorio, is an internationally recognised specialist in this area of law).

Head-of-Firm, Arabella di Iorio, is one of the best known and among the most-respected litigators in the BVI with an international reputation for her skill, knowledge, and experience. The recent addition of Partners Paul Griffiths and Brian Child reflects Agon’s commitment to longevity, expertise and a user-friendly and effective approach to the practise of law. Arabella and Brian were both called to the bar in 1987 and Paul was admitted as a solicitor in 2012. Arabella has been working in offshore litigation for 25 years (10 years in Bermuda and 15 years in the BVI) and Brian has practised in the BVI since 2010. Paul was admitted as a solicitor-advocate in the BVI in 2016. Agon’s collective experience puts the firm among the top firms in the BVI regardless of size. Our five litigation lawyers solely practising BVI law also offers significant resources for cases of any size in the jurisdiction.

Agon Litigation is the trading name of AGON (BVI) Limited, a company limited by shares incorporated in the British Virgin Islands.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Litigation	Arabella di Iorio	Arabella.diiorio@agonbvi.com	+ 1 (284) 494 1592

Name	Position	Profile
Mr Brian Child	Partner	View Profile
Mr Paul Griffiths	Partner	View Profile
Litrow Hickson	Senior Associate	View Profile
Misha Walters	Associate	View Profile
Miss Arabella di Iorio	Partner, Head-of-Firm	View Profile