The ISLP Team

Sara Lulo joined ISLP as Executive Director in October 2019. Her professional background includes 20 years of experience working directly with government ministries, non-governmental organizations, and private sector entities in Latin America, Africa, North America, and Central and East Asia. Sara’s commitment to ISLP’s pro bono model and mission is informed by her experience as both a pro bono lawyer volunteer and client.

Sara started her legal career as an arbitration associate in the New York and London offices of a prominent global law firm, where she worked on sovereign and private sector representations while maintaining an active international pro bono practice. She was recognized for her volunteer work with the firm’s Pro Bono Award. Later, in her capacity as a board member of non-profit organizations in the US and Africa, Sara experienced first-hand — from the client perspective — the transformative impact of pro bono support for civil society organizations.

Directly prior to joining ISLP, Sara served as an Assistant Dean of Yale Law School where she oversaw international law programs and was the founding Director of the Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women’s Rights. Her earlier experience includes serving as the inaugural Executive Director of Cornell Law School’s Avon Global Center for Women and Justice. She also spent a year on secondment to the Ministry of Justice in Tbilisi, Georgia, where she advised on investor-state disputes and law reform efforts.

Sara holds undergraduate, J.D., and LL.M. degrees from Cornell University, as well as a master’s degree in Latin American and Caribbean Studies from New York University. At Cornell Law School, Sara served as Article Editor of the Cornell Law Review. Sara also has served on the fiduciary boards and international advisory boards of several non-profit organizations based in the United States, Africa, MENA, and Latin America. She is fluent in Spanish and English.