Isabella P. Santos

Associate

Bella is an associate in the Chicago office.

Isabella Santos Headshot

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
  • 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