Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Disputes

Fiorella Noriega Del Valle is a Director in the Johannesburg Dispute Resolution practice.

Fiorella's practice focuses on commercial dispute resolution and corporate crime and investigations. She has worked on a wide range of complex investigations and commercial disputes for both local and international clients. Her experience includes dispute resolution through litigation in the South African courts, domestic arbitrations, and international arbitrations under the auspices of the ICC, LCIA, AFSA, HKIAC and ad hoc arbitrations. Fiorella holds an Advanced Certificate in International Arbitration from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and is one of the inaugural co-chairs of the Young Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (Young AFSA).

Fiorella began her career at a local Johannesburg firm in January 2013 and joined Herbert Smith Freehills in March 2018, she was promoted to Director (Of Counsel) in 2023. Fiorella is an admitted attorney and notary of the High Court of South Africa.

English and Spanish

Law Society of the Northern Provinces (Attorney and Notary Public) Board Member of the Young Members Group of the CIArb Co-chair of Young AFSA

University of Witwatersrand - Bachelor of Laws Cum laude (2012) Charted Institute of Arbitrators - Advanced Certificate (2015)