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Ruby is a partner in the employment team based in London, with a focus on acting for senior executives and partners, many of whom are based in the financial and professional services sectors. Her clients include top-tier senior executives, chairpersons, managing directors, finance and compliance directors, founders, and C-suite executives. Ruby has over a decade’s experience and is commended by clients for her empathy, pragmatism, and tough negotiation skills. 

Advising on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment, partnership and boardroom matters, she is recognised for her expertise in exit strategies, complex exit settlement negotiations, whistleblowing, and discrimination claims. Ruby is skilled at reaching high value settlement agreements and where appropriate contesting cases in the employment tribunal and High Court. She also has a significant track record in advising and negotiating on pay and award disputes, non-financial misconduct and discrimination cases. With a strong interest in issues facing women at work, she is adept at helping her clients raise their grievances, navigate misconduct, and challenge allegations of poor performance. 

Ruby has established herself as a sought-after spokesperson, having been interviewed by Sky News, BBC, ITV, LBC and 5Live and contributing to articles in the Evening Standard, The Guardian, The Times. Ruby is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association, and has been described in Chambers UK as 'accessible and highly responsive. She shows empathy and is also pragmatic in her approach'; 'She has an excellent sense of strategy in how to approach negotiations'; and 'Ruby is great. She is absolutely driven, focused on topical issues and is on the ball, pushing for best results.'

Recent work highlights

  • Having obtained an £8 million+ settlement for a senior partner in an international professional services company, continued to act in connection with his exit, advising on the release of post-termination restrictions to enable him to start up a new business in competition.
  • Litigating in the Employment Tribunal against a Wall Street bank for a high-profile individual and advising on related issues concerning privacy and confidentiality.
  • Advising and successfully negotiating a £650k settlement of a whistleblowing detriment claim for a managing director in an international bank.
  • Steering a number of senior executives, specifically in investment banks, concerning restrictive covenants and team moves.
  • Advising a senior board member of a well-known household brand in relation to equal pay, discrimination and whistleblowing claims valued at a seven-figure settlement sum.
  • Securing a multi-billion pound exit payment for a senior transport and waste management board member.

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC311575 and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under number 419867.

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