Kathryn Ruemmler, a former top Obama administration lawyer, is out at Goldman Sachs after emails showed she had a friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, the sex offender, spanning many years.
Top Goldman Sachs lawyer Kathy Ruemmler will leave the investment bank at the end of June, she announced, a decision that follows the recent release of additional documents detailing her often chummy conversations with notorious sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.
Goldman had defended Ruemmler for several months after the Department of Justice initially released emails between her and Epstein, as well as other documents related to investigations of him.
Top Goldman Sachs lawyer Kathy Ruemmler said Thursday night that she will leave the investment bank at the end of June, a move that comes after the recent release of additional documents detailing her often chummy conversations with notorious sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.
Goldman had defended Ruemmler for several months after the Department of Justice initially released emails between her and Epstein, as well as other documents related to investigations of him.
“Since I joined Goldman Sachs six years ago, it has been my privilege to help oversee the firm’s legal, reputational, and regulatory matters; to enhance our strong risk management processes; and to ensure that we live by our core value of integrity in everything we do,” Ruemmler said in a statement.
“My responsibility is to put Goldman Sachs’ interests first,” Ruemmler said.
“Earlier today, I regretfully informed [Goldman CEO] David Solomon of my intention to step down as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Goldman Sachs as of June 30, 2026.”
Solomon, in a statement, said, “Throughout her tenure, Kathy has been an extraordinary general counsel, and we are grateful for her contributions and sound advice on a wide range of consequential legal matters for the firm.”
“As one of the most accomplished professionals in her field, Kathy has also been a mentor and friend to many of our people, and she will be missed. I accepted her resignation, and I respect her decision,” Solomon said.
Her announcement that she will leave Goldman, which was first reported by The Financial Times, comes days after The Wall Street Journal reported that Ruemmler was one of three people whom Epstein called on July 6, 2019, after being arrested by federal authorities on child sex trafficking charges at an airport in New Jersey.
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