Goldman Sachs have appointed former White House Counsel as their Global Head of Regulatory Affairs. Kathryn Ruemmler joins from law firm Latham & Watkins. She will be based in their New York office.

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Prior to joining Goldman Sachs Ruemmler advised Barack Obama at the White House. At Latham & Watkins Ruemmler led the white collar defence and investigations practice.

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Ruemmler will oversee regulatory infrastructure and interactions with regulators. She will also join Goldman Sachs’ regulatory reform steering group as Co-Chair. Ruemmler will sit on the firmwide reputational risk committee.

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During the Obama administration, Ruemmler served in the Department of Justice and latterly as counsel to the president. She also worked in the Clinton administration.