Dr. Eveli Lume

An Estonian national, educated and admitted to practice in Estonia and Germany, and regularly working in English, German, Estonian and Russian, her practice is uniquely international. She acts for clients with a broad geographic scope, including Eastern European, Central Asian and African states and state-owned entities, as well as private sector companies throughout Europe and beyond. Clients direct Eveli to act for them in arbitrations across a broad range of sectors, including in the energy, water, construction, mining, telecommunications, food and ceramic sectors. She is experienced in litigating cases under the rules of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) and the rules of the German Institution of Arbitration (DIS).

In December 2023, the Republic of Estonia appointed Eveli to the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators.

Before changing her practice to focus entirely on international arbitration, Eveli gathered extensive experience in international cross-border merger and acquisition transactions, financings, and commercial contract matters under German law. Her experience in these areas includes international clients from various sectors, including IT, chemicals, biotechnology, energy, media and entertainment, financial institutions and private equity investors.

In addition to her practice, Eveli is involved in the International Dispute Resolution LL.M. programme at the Humboldt University as a guest lecturer on public international law, and mentor, and she also teaches international arbitration and international investment law at the Tartu University in Estonia.