Caroline Ruby

Caroline Leeds Ruby is an international finance and restructuring lawyer with a remarkable 20-year tenure as a Partner at Shearman & Sterling LLP. Throughout her distinguished career, she has adeptly represented banking, corporate, and fund clients across various markets, specializing in leveraged and investment grade acquisition financings, receivables financings, debt buy-backs, multinational restructuring transactions, distressed purchases, and defaulting loans.

Caroline has earned accolades for her expertise, ranking as a top lawyer nationally in the Joint Insolvency Examination Board (JIEB) exams and being recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers. Clients commend her for being 'first-class,' 'cool under pressure,' and possessing 'excellent business acumen.'

Beyond her legal practice, Caroline's academic interests shine through her roles as a law school lecturer and her pursuit of an Executive LLM at the London School of Economics and Political Science, with a current focus on AI Ethics at Cambridge University. She is actively engaged in research concerning the intersection of AI in both the financial and legal realms.