As the detritus from the latest release of Epstein files washes over Wall Street, there’s been endless curiosity regarding why Goldman Sachs hasn’t sent general counsel Kathy Ruemmler packing. Ruemmler—who rose to prominence through a major Enron white-collar crime case before serving in the Clinton administration and, eventually, as White House counsel under Obama—has had a brilliant career. After leaving Washington, she rejoined Latham & Watkins as a partner in its white-collar defense and prosecution department. So everyone in the industry was stunned when her name appeared more than 9,000 times in the files between 2014 and 2019.