Luminita Popa is a Partner in the Bucharest office of Eversheds Sutherland and a member of the International Arbitration Practice, with more than 25 years of experience in transactions and international arbitration.
Drawing on her transactional experience, Luminita brings a comprehensive understanding of various sectors to the arbitration process, allowing her to approach disputes with a well-rounded perspective.
Luminita has handled arbitrations under many of the major arbitral rules in a broad range of sectors (energy & natural resources, construction & engineering, technology), both as counsel and arbitrator.
She also served as a member of the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC from 2018 to 2024 and is currently a Co-chair of the ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy for Eastern Europe.
She is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a founding member of the Arbitration Association of Central and Eastern Europe (ArbCEE) and she frequently lectures on international dispute resolution.
Luminita is recognised as a Thought Leader in the Lexology Index Thought Leaders – Arbitration, as Leading Partner in Legal 500 and she is ranked in Band 1 of Chambers Europe – Arbitration.
