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.
Antonella Vallejos Vitalevi
Legal Fellow
Antonella is an Argentinian human rights lawyer. She is currently pursuing postgraduate studies in constitutional law and human rights, and has shown a strong interest in anti-corruption throughout her career, having worked with the Argentine chapter of Transparency International.
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.
Wendy Nyakweba
Legal Fellow
Wendy Nyakweba is a Kenyan legal professional. She holds an LL. B from the University of Nairobi and a postgraduate diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law. She is currently pursuing an LL.M. with a focus on Environmental and Natural Resources Law at the University of Nairobi.
Steph Muchai
Programme Director
Anti-Corruption
Steph Muchai was 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.
She is a seasoned governance professional currently serving as the Programme Director Governance & Anti-Corruption.
Maria Cristina Mundin
Senior Legal Manager
Environment & 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.
Emily Horsbrugh
Operations Manager
Emily is an accomplished operations professional with a strong background in non-profit operations and administration.
Emily brings a wealth of experience from her previous roles at WE Charity, where she led change programs and oversaw cross-functional areas of responsibility.