Isabella P. Santos

Associate

Bella is an associate in the Chicago office and a member of the Environmental Practice Group.

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Bella works on business litigation and environmental matters, with experience supporting trade secret litigation, FIFRA counseling, and solar development. She brings a detail-oriented, pragmatic approach and careful analysis to complex legal issues.

In law school, Bella served as the Editor-in-Chief for the Arizona State Law Journal and was a Dean’s Award recipient. Before joining ArentFox Schiff, Bella externed for the Honorable John Tuchi in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. She was also a legal extern for the Governor Katie Hobbs Office of the General Counsel. Bella first joined ArentFox Schiff as a summer associate in 2024.

Publications, Presentations & Recognitions

Publications

  • Comment, Bright Young Minds: Envisioning a Child’s Right to Direct Their Education, 56 ARIZ. ST. L.J. 1571 (2024) – recipient of the 2025 Burton Awards’ Law 360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award
  • Practices
  • Bar & Court Admissions
    • Illinois Bar
  • Education
    Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, JD, cum laude, 2025
    Whitworth University, BA, magna cum laude, 2015

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