Our Team
Lucy Claridge
Executive Director
Lucy is the Executive Director of the International Lawyers Project.
Prior to joining ILP, she was the Senior Counsel and Head of the Strategic Legal Response Centre at Forest Peoples Programme.
Her work focused on helping forest and indigenous people across the globe secure their rights to their lands and their livelihoods before international, regional and domestic bodies and courts.
Gabriel Šípoš
Senior Legal Manager
Governance and Accountability
Gabriel is an anti-corruption and transparency expert with over two decades of experience in civil society organizations. At ILP, he serves as a Senior Legal Manager, facilitating connections between pro bono lawyers and clients committed to strengthening the rule of law around the world.
Yogi Bratajaya
Legal Fellow
Yogi is a legal consultant from Indonesia. He has written about issues on international human rights law, including freedom of expression and human rights in the context of climate change, with a particular focus on climate justice and the just transition to renewable energy.
Johnathan Tuck
Operations Manager
Johnathan has worked in operational roles for over 10 years, with experience across charities, cultural institutions, and education sectors. With over a decade of hands-on experience, he brings a strategic and people-focused approach to building effective ways of working.
Eva van der Merwe
Senior Programmes Director
Eva is ILP's Senior Programmes Director, having previously served as the charity's Executive Director.
Before joining ILP, Eva worked at Transparency International for several years, as TI UK’s legal counsel and for TI’s global Defence Program, where she managed governance projects in Ukraine, Georgia, Nigeria, Tunisia and Lebanon, among others.
Maria Cristina Mundin
Programme Director
Environment and Sustainable Development
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.









