Ellex

Arbitration, Litigation

Counsel

Maria Teder has a special focus on cross-border litigation and commercial arbitration.

Before joining Ellex in Estonia she was an international dispute resolution lawyer at the global headquarters of GE Oil & Gas in Florence, Italy, where she was involved in complex construction arbitrations and managed various commercial and construction disputes in the EMEA region. Due to her extensive international experience, she mainly represents clients as counsel in international arbitrations (ad hoc, ICC, SCC), including investment arbitrations, in Estonia and abroad.

Maria has an LL.M. degree in international commercial arbitration law from Stockholm University. She is also a visiting lecturer at the University of Tartu and devotes her time to the team from the University of Tartu for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot on the topics of international commercial law and arbitration.

In 2024, Maria was appointed as a delegate to ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR for the 2024 to 2027 mandate.

2024-2027 ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR (2024–2027), delegate

2023 Sports Arbitration of the Estonian Olympic Committee

2014 Estonian Bar Association

2013 ICAL Alumni Association

2012 Young-OGEMID

2011 Young International Arbitration Group of the London Centre for International Arbitration (YIAG)

2014 University of Tartu, Estonia, Master of Laws (LL.M.)

2012 International Academy for Arbitration Law in Paris, France

Summer University in Commercial and Investment Arbitration

2011 Stockholm University, Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Commercial Arbitration Law

2010 University of Tartu, Estonia, Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)

2009 Xiamen Academy of International Law in Xiamen, China Summer University in Public International Law

2009 Voronezh State University, Russia, Exchange Studies

2007-2008 University of Liège, Belgium, Exchange Studies