"Kathryn Ruemmler's legal career is noteworthy by any measure. The former White House counsel under President Barack Obama, she was a partner at Latham & Watkins and co-chair of its white-collar defense group. In 2020 Ruemmler left Biglaw for the in-house world at Goldman Sachs, where she currently serves as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel. But her relationship with Epstein has put quite the spotlight on her."
"Ruemmler said of their connection, "I was a defense attorney when I dealt with Jeffrey Epstein. I got to know him as a lawyer and that was the foundation of my relationship with him. I had no knowledge of any ongoing criminal conduct on his part, and I did not know him as the monster he has been revealed to be.""
"Ruemmler called Epstein "Uncle Jeffrey" when she thanked him for the "boots, handbag, and watch" he gifted her. And she also turned to Epstein for career advice. In 2015 Ruemmler reached out to Epstein when she was considering leaving Latham and heading to Hogan Lovells - forwarding him the "latest state of play" and the potential economics of a lateral move. And Epstein shared that intel with Paul, Weiss's chair, Brad Karp."
The government dump of Epstein files contains millions of pages and thousands of communications revealing a multifaceted relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and Kathryn Ruemmler. Ruemmler acted as Epstein's defense attorney and later developed a personal rapport that included gifts and the nickname "Uncle Jeffrey." She sought Epstein's input in 2015 while weighing a lateral move from Latham & Watkins to Hogan Lovells, forwarding economic details and the "latest state of play." Epstein relayed that information to Paul, Weiss chair Brad Karp and urged timely action. Ruemmler moved in-house to Goldman Sachs in 2020 and denied knowledge of Epstein's criminal conduct.
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