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'''Kathryn "Kathy" Ruemmler''' is an attorney who formerly was Principal Deputy White House Counsel and then White House Counsel to President [[Barack Obama]].  Previously a partner at [[Latham and Watkins]] co-chairing its white-collar defense group, Ruemmler joined [[Goldman Sachs]] in 2020 as a Partner and Global Head of Regulatory Affairs. In 2021, she was promoted to Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel.<ref>https://www.goldmansachs.com/about-us/people-and-leadership/leadership/management-committee/kathryn-ruemmler.html</ref>
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'''Kathryn "Kathy" Ruemmler''' is an US attorney who was White House Counsel to President [[Barack Obama]] from 2011 until 2014. She had dozens of meetings with [[Jeffrey Epstein]] in the years after her White House job. She joined [[Goldman Sachs]] in 2020.
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==Education==
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Ruemmler received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the [[University of Washington]], and earned her Juris Doctor from [[Georgetown University Law Center]]. She also was Editor-in-Chief of the ''[[Georgetown Law Journal]]''.<ref>https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/06/02/president-obama-announces-new-white-house-counsel-kathryn-ruemmler</ref>
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==Career==
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She worked as a federal prosecutor from 2001 to 2007, first as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia, and finishing as a deputy director of DOJ's Enron Task Force.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/17/AR2006011701554.html</ref>
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Ruemmler was Principal Deputy White House Counsel and then White House Counsel to President [[Barack Obama]] from 2011 until 2014.  After that, she became a partner at [[Latham and Watkins]] co-chairing its white-collar defense group, Ruemmler joined [[Goldman Sachs]] in 2020 as a Partner and Global Head of Regulatory Affairs. In 2021, she was promoted to Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel.<ref>https://www.goldmansachs.com/about-us/people-and-leadership/leadership/management-committee/kathryn-ruemmler.html</ref>
  
  
 
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Kathryn Ruemmler, a White House counsel under President [[Barack Obama]], had dozens of meetings with Epstein in the years after her White House service and before she became a top lawyer at [[Goldman Sachs Group Inc.]] in [[2020]]. He also planned for her to join a [[2015]] trip to [[Paris]] and a [[2017]] visit to [[Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean]].<ref>https://archive.is/20230430120418/https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/jeffrey-epstein-calendar-cia-director-goldman-sachs-noam-chomsky-c9f6a3ff#selection-275.0-287.132</ref>
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Kathryn Ruemmler, a White House counsel under President [[Barack Obama]], had dozens of meetings with Epstein in the years after her White House service and before she became a top lawyer at [[Goldman Sachs Group Inc.]] in [[2020]]. He also planned for her to join a [[2015]] trip to [[Paris]] and a [[2017]] visit to [[Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean]].<ref name=wsj>https://archive.is/20230430120418/https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/jeffrey-epstein-calendar-cia-director-goldman-sachs-noam-chomsky-c9f6a3ff#selection-275.0-287.132</ref>
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Ruemmler had a professional relationship with Epstein in connection with her role at law firm Latham & Watkins LLP and didn’t travel with him, a Goldman Sachs spokesman said. Epstein introduced her to potential legal clients, such as [[Microsoft Corp.]] co-founder [[Bill Gates]], the spokesman said. <ref name=wsj/>
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A spokeswoman for Latham & Watkins said Epstein wasn’t a client of the firm. <ref name=wsj/>
  
  
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Revision as of 22:55, 8 September 2023

Person.png Kathryn Ruemmler  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(lawyer)
Kathryn Ruemmler.jpg
BornApril 19, 1971
Richland, Washington State, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Washington, Seattle, Georgetown University
Member ofJeffrey Epstein/Other associates
PartyDemocratic
White House Counsel to President Barack Obama from 2011 until 2014. She had dozens of meetings with Jeffrey Epstein in the years after her White House job. Joined Goldman Sachs in 2020.

Employment.png White House Counsel Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
June 30, 2011 - June 2014
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byRobert Bauer
Succeeded byNeil Eggleston

Kathryn "Kathy" Ruemmler is an US attorney who was White House Counsel to President Barack Obama from 2011 until 2014. She had dozens of meetings with Jeffrey Epstein in the years after her White House job. She joined Goldman Sachs in 2020.

Education

Ruemmler received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Washington, and earned her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center. She also was Editor-in-Chief of the Georgetown Law Journal.[1]

Career

She worked as a federal prosecutor from 2001 to 2007, first as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia, and finishing as a deputy director of DOJ's Enron Task Force.[2]

Ruemmler was Principal Deputy White House Counsel and then White House Counsel to President Barack Obama from 2011 until 2014. After that, she became a partner at Latham and Watkins co-chairing its white-collar defense group, Ruemmler joined Goldman Sachs in 2020 as a Partner and Global Head of Regulatory Affairs. In 2021, she was promoted to Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel.[3]


Epstein

Kathryn Ruemmler, a White House counsel under President Barack Obama, had dozens of meetings with Epstein in the years after her White House service and before she became a top lawyer at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in 2020. He also planned for her to join a 2015 trip to Paris and a 2017 visit to Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean.[4]

Ruemmler had a professional relationship with Epstein in connection with her role at law firm Latham & Watkins LLP and didn’t travel with him, a Goldman Sachs spokesman said. Epstein introduced her to potential legal clients, such as Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates, the spokesman said. [4]

A spokeswoman for Latham & Watkins said Epstein wasn’t a client of the firm. [4]


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References

  1. ↑ https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/06/02/president-obama-announces-new-white-house-counsel-kathryn-ruemmler
  2. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/17/AR2006011701554.html
  3. ↑ https://www.goldmansachs.com/about-us/people-and-leadership/leadership/management-committee/kathryn-ruemmler.html
  4. ↑ a b c https://archive.is/20230430120418/https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/jeffrey-epstein-calendar-cia-director-goldman-sachs-noam-chomsky-c9f6a3ff#selection-275.0-287.132
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