Dario Item

Dr. Dario Item is the Head of Mission of the Embassy of Antigua and Barbuda in Madrid. He is an experienced financial crimes lawyer with nearly 30 years of practice. He holds degrees in law and political science, a Ph.D. in criminal law and an LL.M. in transnational financial crime. He is involved in the Credit Suisse AT1 case. Contact: [email protected]

Latest posts

Stylised Arctic geopolitical illustration with a cargo ship, icy sea, polar bear, surveillance satellite and energy infrastructure. Dario Item

North Europe and the Arctic 2026: The Race for Power, Resources and New Trade Routes

Stylized split European Union circle with stars, arrows and a fault line representing divisions over defence, debt, migration and enlargement in 2026. Dario Item

Europe’s two-speed union is becoming a geopolitical fault line

Square editorial illustration of Switzerland’s 10 million population cap debate with city, crowd and Alpine backdrop. Dario Item

Switzerland’s 10 million question

Square editorial illustration showing a Portuguese court building, Novo Banco and BES bond files, a €2bn transfer arrow and a large “23 days” marker, representing the Supreme Administrative Court ruling.

Twenty-Three Days to Close a EUR2bn Case Built on Hundreds of Pages: The Novo Banco Judgment That Should Shock Europe’s Bond Market

Stylised illustration of Novo Banco/BES senior bonds, Portugal’s Supreme Administrative Court and a blocked path to the CJEU

Novo Banco Bondholders Lose Pilot Case as Portugal Keeps EU Court Door Shut

Plane between Middle East oil markets and a Caribbean island as fuel costs push airfares higher.

Oil shock threatens to turn Caribbean tourism boom into an airfare test

Stylised legal collage of Credit Suisse AT1 filings and the 2023 bond wipeout litigation

Credit Suisse answers AT1 fraud suit — but offers investors little beyond denials

Stylised illustration of the Credit Suisse AT1 bond crisis, New York litigation and UBS legacy exposure

Credit Suisse AT1 fraud claims survive in New York, extending UBS legacy exposure

Stylized illustration of stalking: a person looking over their shoulder as a shadowy figure follows behind, symbolizing Switzerland’s new Article 181b offence.

Switzerland Creates Standalone Crime of Stalking Under New Article 181b

Illustration showing AT1 bond documents, FINMA files and investigative papers related to the Credit Suisse AT1 legal controversy

Credit Suisse AT1 Case: The Last-Minute Professors