Goldman Pushes to Keep Executive Names Hidden in Gender Suit

  • Naming executives would ‘sensationalize’ case, lawyer says
  • Female ex-workers sought permission to disclose names
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and its former female employees who sued the company in one of Wall Street’s biggest gender discrimination lawsuits are sparring over whether names of two senior executives mentioned in internal complaints should be exposed.

A Goldman Sachs’ lawyer on Wednesday urged a New York federal judge to reject the women’s request to disclose the parts of court records containing names of the executives, including one currently employed by the bank, who “were subjects of hearsay internal complaints” almost two decades ago.