Svetlana Evliya is an international arbitration practitioner based in Istanbul, Turkey, serving as Of Counsel with Jones Swanson Huddell LLC. She focuses her practice on investor-state and international commercial arbitration, with particular expertise in disputes arising under bilateral investment treaties and other international investment protection instruments.

Svetlana represents private investors, multinational companies, sovereign states, and state-owned entities in complex, high-value disputes across a broad range of industries, including construction, infrastructure, energy, agriculture, and pharmaceuticals. Her practice spans all stages of arbitration proceedings, from strategic case assessment and jurisdictional analysis to merits hearings, damages strategy, enforcement, and asset recovery considerations.

She has substantial experience acting in proceedings conducted under the rules of major arbitral institutions and frameworks, including the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, International Chamber of Commerce, and United Nations Commission on International Trade Law. In recent years, her work has focused extensively on high-stakes disputes involving large-scale infrastructure and investment projects in Africa and the Middle East, many involving Turkish investors and contractors.

With legal education and professional experience spanning multiple jurisdictions and legal traditions, Svetlana brings a uniquely international and cross-cultural perspective to her practice. She is particularly valued for her strategic thinking, commercial awareness, and ability to navigate complex disputes involving geopolitical, sovereign, and enforcement-related sensitivities.