Sarah Ludwick is a cofounder of the Sovereign Debt Forum’s #PublicDebtIsPublic initiative and Chair of the SDF Advisory Group, a cohort of emerging sovereign debt practitioners advising on SDF initiatives. After receiving her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2023, she joined international law firm A&O Shearman where she works on sovereign debt, agency finance, and project finance transactions in the energy, natural resources, and infrastructure space.

As a law student, she contributed to research and policy initiatives on sovereign debt, international finance, and corruption. She also holds an M.A. from the American University of Beirut (2020) and is currently an L.L.M. candidate in International Business and Economic Law at Georgetown University Law Center.

Education
Georgetown University Law Center (2023)
Juris Doctor

American University of Beirut (2020)
M.A.

Publications

Listed author

Anna Gelpern, Sean Hagan, Sarah Ludwick and Mwangala Simataa, Whither the Common Framework? Sovereign Debt Forum (September 2022)

Isabella Corrêa de Lucena, Víctor J. Díaz, Sean Hagan, Sarah Ludwick, Nicole Martinez and Amy Rodenberger, Assessing the Adequacy of Anti-corruption Institutions in Select Latin American Countries, Georgetown Americas Institute (January 2024) [link]

Acknowledged contributor

UN ESCAP, Handbook on Provisions and Options for Inclusive and Sustainable Development in Trade Agreements (April 2023) [link]

Creon Butler, Sean Hagan and Dominic Martin, Corruption Risks Loom Large over Financing of Green Infrastructure, Policy Brief 22-11, Peterson Institute of International Economics (September 2022) [link]