Goldman’s Top Lawyer Saw Total Pay Rise About 40% Last Year

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s chief legal officer and general counsel Kathryn Ruemmler had an annual pay package valued at $22.5 million in 2024, according to a securities filing Friday.

Ruemmler, a former partner at Latham & Watkins who served as White House counsel in the Obama administration, joined Goldman in 2020 to lead its regulatory affairs function. The New York-based company elevated her to its top legal role the next year following the departure of Karen Seymour, who returned to private practice at Sullivan & Cromwell.

Goldman’s most recent proxy filing disclosed that Ruemmler received $1.5 million ...