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Laura is general counsel of the Investment Banking Division (IBD) with global responsibility for the IBD Legal and the Capital Markets Legal Groups. She serves as counsel to the Firmwide Commitments Committee and Asia Pacific Commitments Committee. Laura also represents the firm on the Equity Capital Markets Board of the Association for Financial Markets in Europe. She is a managing director ally for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Network. Laura joined Goldman Sachs in 1998 as a vice president in IBD's Special Execution Group, and became co-head of the European IBD legal group in 2001. She was named managing director in 2004. Prior to joining the firm, Laura was an associate with the London office of Sullivan & Cromwell from 1992 to 1996 and a vice president with JP Morgan Investment Management Inc. in London in the Legal and Compliance Department in 1997. Laura is a trustee of The Pimlico Musical Foundation. Laura earned a BA in International Relations from Michigan State University in 1988 and a JD from The Ohio State University College of Law in 1992.