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Our Team

Lucy Claridge

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Maeve McDermott

Maeve McDermott

Legal Fellow

Maeve E. McDermott is a U.S. attorney with experience in environmental law, international policy, and sustainable development. 

Oliver Windridge

Oliver Windridge

Senior Counsel

Governance and Accountability

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.

Mary Ongore

Mary Ongore

Legal Manager 

Sustainable Finance

Mary Ongore is a Kenyan legal professional with extensive experience in taxation. 


She holds an LLB degree from the University of Leeds and an LLM in Tax Law from Queen Mary University of London.

Alex Faithfull

Alex Faithfull

Communications Fellow

Alex Faithfull is a current University of Bath student, with experience in Consulting, Financial and Political studies, and hands-on experience in the education sector. 

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