Luminiţa Popa

Luminita Popa is a Partner in the Bucharest office of Eversheds Sutherland and a recognized and awarded member of the International Arbitration Practice, with more than 25 years of experience in transactions and international arbitration.

Drawing on her transactional experience in various sectors, 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 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.