Lucía Elizalde-Bulanti is a seasoned lawyer with nearly 25 years of experience in top-tier regional and international law firms across Latin America and Europe, as well as serving as General Counsel for a financial multilateral organization. A few years ago, she decided to switch career gears and combine behavioral science with her extensive legal expertise to spearhead global initiatives aimed at transforming traditional mindsets and behaviors in lawyers and legal professionals to foster individual growth.
Lucía has led Dechert’s acclaimed Innovation Certification Program (ICP) and launched Dechert Innovation Foundations (DIF), which focuses on addressing business challenges through behavioral change, disruptive thinking and creative problem-solving. She has also headed futurecasting, strategy-setting, radical and prospective thinking workshops across global offices. Recently, she has concentrated on designing innovative collaborative experiences with clients and on developing a Behavioral Change Program (BCP) centered on behavioral science for legal industry professionals. Her groundbreaking approach to legal innovation earned her the “Innovative Leader in Private Practice” award at Legal Week’s Women, Influence & Power in Law UK Awards 2024.
Lucía holds a law degree from her native Uruguay, a Master’s in Business Law from Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, and an LL.M. in International Business Law from King’s College London. She is currently pursuing an Executive Master’s in Behavioral Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She has authored over 15 academic papers and has been honoured as a Chevening Scholar (United Kingdom) and a Fundación Carolina Scholar (Spain).