Goldman Sachs' Chief Legal Officer Kathryn Ruemmler announced she will resign at the end of June 2026 due to increasing media attention surrounding past emails between her and Jeffrey Epstein. This decision comes after articles in the Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal, which highlighted intimate exchanges and past contacts between her and Epstein when she was his defense attorney. Ruemmler, who joined Goldman in 2020 and advised CEO David Solomon, said the matter had become a distraction for the company. Although she denies any wrongdoing and maintains she never legally represented Epstein, the renewed public scrutiny has led her to decide to leave her position, becoming one of the latest high-ranking figures to resign because of past connections with Epstein.