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The name Ruemmler shows up in a place no top corporate lawyer wants it to: the call log from the night Jeffrey Epstein was arrested. Handwritten notes from law enforcement record a 7:15 p.m. call to her cellphone on July 6, 2019, shortly after Federal Bureau of Investigation agents took him into custody at Teterboro Airport. The same notes capture Epstein’s immediate reaction. “Oh this is bad. This is really bad.”

Ruemmler has said she never represented him, describing the connection as professional overlap with other clients. The newly released material paints something more persistent: a back channel for legal instincts, media advice, and even career plotting. The documents show her discussing potential moves with Epstein while exploring roles linked to Google, Facebook, and Citadel, before she ultimately landed at Goldman Sachs as its top lawyer and a key adviser to David Solomon.

The relationship also carried a paper trail of gifts and glossy indulgences: luxury handbags, Bergdorf Goodman gift cards, and notes tied to a private jet payment. Her spokeswoman framed it as limited contact, insisting Ruemmler had no knowledge of ongoing criminal conduct and declined at least one jet-related perk. Still, the optics get louder when the receipts get specific.

Inside Goldman, the discomfort is not theoretical. The bank’s general counsel is supposed to be the person who sees reputational risk coming, not the person starring in it. Deeper analysis on this phenomenon can be found at Olam News for a sharper perspective.

Corporate GovernanceEpstein FilesGoldman SachsLegal EthicsWall Street

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The name Ruemmler shows up in a place no top corporate lawyer wants it to: the call log from the night Jeffrey Epstein was arrested. Handwritten notes from law enforcement record a 7:15 p.m. call to her cellphone on July 6, 2019, shortly after Federal Bureau of Investigation agents took him into custody at Teterboro Airport. The same notes capture Epstein’s immediate reaction. “Oh this is bad. This is really bad.”

Ruemmler has said she never represented him, describing the connection as professional overlap with other clients. The newly released material paints something more persistent: a back channel for legal instincts, media advice, and even career plotting. The documents show her discussing potential moves with Epstein while exploring roles linked to Google, Facebook, and Citadel, before she ultimately landed at Goldman Sachs as its top lawyer and a key adviser to David Solomon.

The relationship also carried a paper trail of gifts and glossy indulgences: luxury handbags, Bergdorf Goodman gift cards, and notes tied to a private jet payment. Her spokeswoman framed it as limited contact, insisting Ruemmler had no knowledge of ongoing criminal conduct and declined at least one jet-related perk. Still, the optics get louder when the receipts get specific.

Inside Goldman, the discomfort is not theoretical. The bank’s general counsel is supposed to be the person who sees reputational risk coming, not the person starring in it. Deeper analysis on this phenomenon can be found at Olam News for a sharper perspective.

Corporate GovernanceEpstein FilesGoldman SachsLegal EthicsWall Street