Elizabeth Ortega, principal of ECO Strategic Communications, is a crisis communications strategist trusted by litigators for her judgement in shaping narratives and deciding precisely when disputes belong in or out of the public eye.

Collaborating alongside counsel and management teams, she brings decades of experience in law firm marketing and business development, enhanced by clinical training in family therapy. This combination enables her to de-escalate high-stakes conflicts and direct sensitive internal and external communications with precision.

A Lawdragon Global 100 Leader in Legal Strategy, she is a co-founder of the International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators, a global fellowship advancing research and solutions with the Basel Institute on Governance.

Elizabeth co-founded The Academy, for which she serves as Executive/Marketing Director.