Overview

• Matteo Aquilini filed a notice of civil claim in B.C. Supreme Court this week alleging a conspiracy to disinherit him and cut him out of the family business.
• The suit names his grandfather Luigi Aquilini and uncles Roberto and Francesco Aquilini as defendants both personally and as trustees of the legacy trust.
• Matteo, the son of Paolo Aquilini, ties the alleged actions to 2020 disclosures by Paolo about a childhood sexual-assault allegation involving members of different family branches.
• The claim says the senior Aquilinis pushed Paolo’s lineage out of roles and benefits linked to the Aquilini Investment Group.
• The allegations have not been tested in court, and the family’s holdings include the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks and Vancouver’s Rogers Arena.