Leyou Tameru leads the international arbitration practice at Taza Legal LLP and is one of Ethiopia's foremost arbitration practitioners. She acts as arbitrator and counsel in complex disputes across Africa and beyond, with experience spanning construction, energy, and infrastructure matters under a range of governing laws and institutional rules.

She sits as arbitrator (sole, chair and co-arbitrator) in complex ad hoc and institutional arbitrations under the rules of the ICC, AFSA, KIAC, and UNCITRAL, and is listed on arbitrator panels globally.

Beyond her arbitration practice, has served as an expert in the drafting of the African Continental Free Trade Area protocols, advised the African Union on the ICSID Rules amendment process, and regularly serves as counsel on contract and pre-dispute negotiations for large government contracts.

Leyou is the first ICC Court member for Ethiopia. She currently serves on the editorial boards of the ICC Bulletin and the Kluwer Journal of International Arbitration, and previously taught law at Addis Ababa University. Leyou is widely recognized, including being listed on Global Arbitration Review's 45 Under 45.