Musical Chairs: Kathy Ruemmler from Latham Back to DOJ
Superstar litigatrix Kathryn Ruemmler, a litigation partner at Latham & Watkins and an Enron prosecutor before that, has been picked to serve as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General in the Obama Justice Department. That title is a mouthful, but lawyers inside the Beltway know it’s a Big Deal.
The revolving door between the DOJ and Latham swings again. Ruemmler has traded places with another fierce female litigator: Alice Fisher, who rejoined the firm after heading up the Criminal Division.
As for Ruemmler, the government’s gain is Latham’s loss. Says one LW tipster: “She’s a really good lawyer, and a genuinely nice person. We’re very sorry to lose her.”
Kathy Ruemmler isn’t just a genial genius; she’s stylish, too. From the WSJ Law Blog, reporting on a day of the Ken Lay trial:
Speaking of footwear, the boldest fashion statement of the day — possibly rivaling O’Melveny paralegal Bill Evans’s goth getup for the gutsiest sartorial move of the week — came from the government’s Ruemmler. The deputy director of the Enron Task Force, who won convictions against four Merrill Lynch bankers in the 2004 Nigerian Barge case, paired a conservative gray suit with stunning 4-inch bright pink stiletto spikes.
Litigatrix indeed. Just because you work for the DOJ doesn’t mean you have to shop at DSW.
There’s a lot of diversity in Obama’s Department picks so far. Eric Holder, nominated to serve as Attorney General, is African-Amercan. Elena Kagan and Dawn Johnsen, nominated to serve as, respectively, Solicitor General and head of the Office of Legal Counsel, are women.
The full memo about Ruemmler’s move, after the jump.
LATHAM & WATKINS — MEMORANDUM — KATHY RUEMMLER
From: Bernthal, Eric (DC)
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 1:38 PM
To: #DC ALL PERSONNEL
Subject: Announcement
I’m delighted to announce that our partner, Kathy Ruemmler, has been selected to serve as the Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General in the Justice Department. This is a vitally important, prestigious senior position within the Department.
Kathy’s contributions and impact here have been remarkable since she returned to Latham from her last tour in government service. We are all very grateful for her great spirit, professional excellence, and collegiality. We will all miss Kathy, of course, but it’s certainly our collective good fortune to have Kathy serving our country in such a critical position at this difficult time in our history.
Kathy is going to have to leave us almost immediately to assume her new role, so please stop by today to wish her well.
Kathryn H. Ruemmler [Latham & Watkins]
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Figgiti FIRST!
Captain FIRST!
Was she in the night program at GULC?
Welcome back Lat!
OCI freeze at GULC.
No asslobsters -- didn't read
OMG! Latham is dissolving their litigation practice!
how will this affect CWT's dissolution?
So there are now layoffs at Latham? Playing it up as "voluntarily" leaving to join DOJ is brilliant!
Staff atty slaughter at Skadden. Ass lobsters unaffected.
I'd plow her.
- Mr. Plow
how many balls does a one ball man have?
9 - correction: $HEEP slaughter at $kadden for $HEEP/ass-lobster cocktail dinner. cha-ching! cha-ching!
respect.
I don't get it. How does this story to relate to the biggest legal story of the last century - namely, the LATHAM PAY FREEZE???????!!!!!!??????
Call Mr. Plow ...cause that's my name...that name again is Mr. Plow.
I resent the slight on DSW
I like how Lat does the posts that he knows Elie will completely fuck up.
I like how Lat likes stunning 4-inch bright pink stiletto spikes.
can we get a shot of the pink shoes??
Actually the admiration originally came from Lattman (Peter, formerly of the WSJ Law Blog):
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2006/04/18/lays-defense-team-were-good-as-were-going/
"Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General"
Is that anything like "Assistant to the Branch Manager?"
"Litigatrix indeed. Just because you work for the DOJ doesn't mean you have to shop at DSW."
Pretty much the best quotable from this blog in months and of course written by Lat.
Is she single? This government attorney wants to know.
Nice shoes maybe, but does she have a LOBSTER in her ass?
me thinks not.
Was she laid off from Cahill?
Lat -- Pretty sure a shoe warehouse would carry pink stiletto spikes.
DSW Shareholder
Those convictions she won were overturned.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F03EFDB103FF931A3575BC0A9609C8B63
The head of Latham's corporate department dissolved in a vat of acid!
She was in the day program at GULC - not the night program.
Thanks 26. I was waiting for someone to chime in on that minor point. Lat, next time your tout someone's celebrated credentials, please check to see if it's actually a credential. If Elie had done this, the blog posters would have exploded in their typical homicidal and racist rage.
Can we please have a pic of the goth paralegal with the pink stilletoes on?
Did her!
Did not!
Kathryn Ruemmler is hot!
If Elie did the post it would read something like the following:
"Despite the fact Latham & Watkins is falling apart, apparently some partners are still raking in the big money. And by raking in the big money, we mean getting cush jobs with the Obama admin.
Meet Kathyrn Ruemmler, your latest L & W defecto to the governmento. Word on the street is that she can handle multiple crustaceans in her you know what. [insert random movie quote to fit with topic]".
bet she shags like a minx booo yaaahhhh
broad's frickin HOT
********relevant lobster comment********
worst job ever? pulling lobsters from jayne mansfield's *sshole..."a lot of lobsters fancy her bum".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SentQjMIioY
I cannot believe that (i) i stumbled across a youtube vid/skit so relevant to our new favorite topic and (ii) I finally have something relevant to add to the comments section.
Whohoo! Go me!
id fuck her brains out
Was she laid off from Cahill before going to Latham?
I'd do her!