Our Team
Eva van der Merwe
Executive Director
Eva is a financial crimes barrister and co-chair of the UK Anti-Corruption Coalition, a common advocacy platform for UK-based economic justice NGOs. She formerly led ILP's Anti-Corruption and Media Defence projects globally.
Steph Muchai
Programme Director for Governance and Anti-Corruption
Steph Muchai is admitted to the Roll of Advocates, at the High Court of Kenya, and is a member of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Board and Steering Committee.
Megan Musni
Anti-Corruption Legal Manager
Megan is a qualified lawyer in the Philippines with six years of experience working in the Philippines' Supreme Court where she lectured and managed a number of judiciary reform programs, including on the Code of Conduct for Public Officials.
Michael Durst
Special Advisor Fiscal Reform
Michael Durst is a retired US tax practitioner, an author on international taxation and developing countries, a former government official and a law professor, and a Senior Fellow at the International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD).
Alexandra Kyerematen
Legal Fellow
Alexandra is a dual American-Ghanaian citizen with extensive global health and development experience.
Cakil Guldal
Research Fellow
Cakil is a qualified lawyer in Turkey with experience in public law and civil rights litigation. She holds an LLM degree in Public Law from Bahcesehir University and an LLM degree in Transnational Law from King’s College London.
John Bush
Programme Director for Tax & Fiscal Reform
John Bush is an established tax expert, he has advised the OECD, the governments of Turkey, Liberia, Angola, and Namibia, as well as USAID, the US Securities and Exchange Commission and IRS on taxation reform.
Oliver Windridge
Senior Director (Governance and Anti-Corruption)
Oliver Windridge is an international lawyer with over 15 years’ experience specialising in anti-corruption, business and human rights, sanctions, international human rights, and international criminal law.
Maria Cristina Mundin
Senior Projects Manager
Maria Cristina Mundin is a qualified lawyer in the Philippines and holds a Master's degree in Environmental Law (Distinction) at Queen Mary University of London. She leads International Lawyers Project's Environment and Sustainable Development programme.
James Somerville
Senior Content Editor
James edits ILP's blog posts and other content. He studied Law at the University of Oxford, before completing a Master’s degree in Philosophy at King’s College London, with a focus on political philosophy.
Tayná Lemos
Legal Fellow
Tayná is a qualified lawyer in Brazil who works as a consultant on Human Rights and International Environmental Law.
Mandy Ma
Legal Fellow
Mandy Ma is a qualified solicitor of England and Wales and recently graduated from Energy and Natural Resources Law LLM at Queen Mary University of London.