Irene Vita

Prior to joining Chaffetz Lindsey, Irene worked for two leading international law firms in London and New York. She holds an LL.B. degree from King’s College London and an LL.M. from Columbia Law School. Irene is fluent in English, Spanish, French, and Dutch.

• Represented a major French company in an ICC arbitration seated in Paris arising from a joint venture dispute in the Middle East.*
• Represented French and Luxembourg banks in Madoff-related litigation before the US Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York.*
• Represented the Republic of Lithuania in a contentious case before the International Court of Justice arising under the Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants.*
• Represented the Republic of Chile in an ICSID dispute relating to the healthcare sector.*
• Represented the Republic of Peru in an UNCITRAL arbitration concerning oil exploration and exploitation.*
• Represented a European State in an investor-state dispute concerning a bank restructuring.*
• Represented the Republic of Peru in an ICSID arbitration for alleged breaches of a port operation and construction concession contract.*
• Advised the International Bar Association and the Human Rights Foundation in a public enquiry concerning the human rights situation in Xinjiang and the treatment of the Uyghur population.*
• Pro bono counsel to individuals seeking asylum in the United States at the Immigration Judge and Board of Immigration Appeals stages.*

*Experience prior to joining Chaffetz Lindsey LLP

• “Arbitration Procedures and Practice in the United States: Overview,” Practical Law Arbitration Global Guide: U.S., Thomson Reuters (April 2025).
• “Arbitration Procedures and Practice in the United States: Overview,” Practical Law Arbitration Global Guide: U.S., Thomson Reuters (March 2026).

• “Arbitration Across Borders: Recent Developments in Leading Seats,” 2025 New York Arbitration Week, Panelist (New York, November 2025).
•  “Arbitrating Around the World: comparing practitioners’ perspectives across the UK, Italy, and Portugal”, Columbia International Arbitration Association, Moderator, (New York, 2023).
• “Debate: The Balance between Investor Protection and State Regulation in Investor-State Arbitration”, Hispanic National Bar Association, Panelist (New York, 2023).

• Co-Founder, New York Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (NY-VYAP)