Luminiţa Popa is managing partner of Suciu Popa and specialises in international dispute resolution. She has a very successful track record in international dispute resolution, with a particular focus on international commercial arbitration in a wide variety of business sectors such as energy, natural resources, infrastructure and construction.

She advises sophisticated clients and represents their interests in complex alternative dispute resolution cases, coordinating disputes brought before international arbitral tribunals under the rules of major arbitral institutions.

As well, Luminiţa Popa regularly serves as arbitrator at the Court of International Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania, being also listed on the panel of the Court of Arbitration of the German-Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Romania.

She is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and a member of numerous international associations, including the International Bar Association, the ICC institute of world business law and International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA). She is also a member of the ICC commission on arbitration and ADR.

In addition to Who’s Who Legal, Luminiţa Popa is highly recommended in dispute resolution by IFLR 1000, The Legal 500 EMEA and Chambers and Partners being recommended by clients as a “great strategist” and “the best in Romania for international arbitration” (The Legal 500, 2017) or as “proving an extraordinary combination of talent and dedication” (Chambers Global, 2017).

She speaks Romanian, English and French.

WWL says: Luminiţa Popa "is a real force in the profession" who consistently impresses clients with her "outstanding understanding of commercial and technical matters".