Caroline Ellen Annmarie Abela

Caroline Abela is a distinguished litigator with a practice centred on complex commercial litigation, asset recovery, and estates disputes.

Caroline is particularly recognized for her work tracing and recovering assets in the context of commercial conflicts and contentious estates, advising clients on strategic, results-oriented approaches to protecting and restoring value in high-stakes matters.

Her practice spans corporate and commercial disputes, complex trusts and estates litigation, and cross-border asset tracing and recovery. Caroline regularly represents a broad range of clients, encompassing corporations, institutions, fiduciaries, and business owners, in significant matters involving fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, shareholder and partnership conflicts, and estate-related disputes. She has acted as counsel before all levels of court in Ontario and before the Federal Court of Canada, and also maintains an active arbitration and mediation practice, guiding clients through both adversarial and alternative dispute resolution processes.

Caroline’s work frequently involves international and cross-border elements, including navigating multi-jurisdictional asset-recovery strategies, particularly in the context of estates and commercial litigation. Her experience in these matters reflects a sophisticated understanding of the interplay between domestic litigation and global enforcement considerations.

She is consistently recognized as a leader in her field. Caroline has been listed in the Lexology Index for Asset Recovery, the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory , and Best Lawyers in Canada for Corporate and Commercial Litigation. She was also named a Litigation Lawyer to Watch in Lexpert’s US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Guide , highlighting her prominence in complex, cross-border disputes.