Who we are
Board of Trustees
Richard Dyton is the Pro Bono Partner at Simmons & Simmons. He has been a solicitor for over 20 years, trustee of several other charities and the co-chair of the Board of Trustees of LRI.
Anne Miller, the other co-chair, is the director of The Creativity Partnership, Cambridge. She has been leading teams developing innovative products for over 20 years and registered 39 patents for a range of products. She is the author of “How to get your ideas adopted (and change the world)”.
Matthew Morton is a Counsel at Weil, Gotshal & Manges where his practice focuses primarily on environmental aspects of complex business transactions. He is a US attorney based in Washington.
Nicola Mwase-Vuma is the Finance and Operations Director at Media Defence and LRI treasurer. She is a chartered accountant with several years of experience in the not-for-profit sector in the UK and Malawi.
Birsha Ohdedar is a Lecturer in Environmental and Climate Change Law at SOAS, University of London. He is also the Deputy Director of the SOAS Law, Environment and Development Centre. Birsha’s work focuses on environmental and climate justice, human rights, and water, with a regional focus on South Asia.
Jannis Bille is the UK Head of ESG and a Senior Associate in Herbert Smith Freehills’ Global Energy practice specialising in Sustainability and Energy Transition.
Dr. Alina Averchenkova is a Distinguished Policy Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and a visiting Senior Fellow at the Royal Elcano Institute. Alina’s current work focuses on the analysis of experiences with climate change governance and legislation around the world and capacity building and advisory to governments, parliaments, and international organisations on these issues. Alina holds a PhD in Economics and International Development from the University of Bath.
Caroline Prolo is a partner at Brazilian asset manager fama re.capital and heads the stewardship strategy at their climate turnaround fund. She is also the co-founder and Chair of the Board of LACLIMA (Latin American Climate Lawyers Initiative for Mobilizing Action), and has been advising the group of the Least Developed Countries in the UNFCCC negotiations since 2013 as a consultant to the IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development).
Lydia Omuko-Jung is a qualified attorney and a Senior Legal Consultant at Climate Focus. Her expertise covers legal issues relevant to climate change projects and policies, such as carbon transactions, climate regulatory issues, and advising on climate-related liability. Lydia is currently advising governments on regulatory frameworks for carbon markets and entities on structuring carbon transactions. She holds a PhD in Law from University of Graz and an LL.M in Climate Change Law and Policy from University of Strathclyde.
Roohi Khanna is the Head of Philanthropic Partnerships at the Carbon Trust. With over a decade of experience in philanthropy and international development, Roohi has held key roles at global organizations such as UNICEF and the British Asian Trust. She is passionate about fostering impactful partnerships that drive environmental and social change.
Eve Farnsworth is a qualified lawyer with experience in the energy and carbon sectors. She currently works in the development and financing of renewable energy projects across countries in southern Africa.
Team
Pascale Bird is LRI’s Director and leads the organisation’s climate negotiation support work. She is a qualified solicitor who has worked at Simmons & Simmons and previously project managed a climate litigation book.
Olivia Tattarletti is a lawyer at LRI. She is a qualified solicitor in England and Wales who previously worked in litigation and human rights.
Monserrat Madariaga is a lawyer at LRI and a qualified lawyer from Chile with substantial expertise in environmental law and climate negotiations. She is concluding a PhD at University College London, with a primary focus on international negotiations and the evolution of national climate change law and governance.
Harrison Cox is an intern at LRI. He has an LLB in law with French Law from University College London and a ‘Licence en Droit Public’ from Paris Panthéon-Assas. He is currently studying a Diplôme Universitaire in Environmental Law at the University of Bordeaux.
