Ch ase , ▁not ▁using ▁Gold man ▁Sach s ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁" one ▁of ▁A . I . G .' s ▁biggest ▁trad ing ▁partners " ▁and , ▁Mr . ▁Will um stad ▁believed , ▁" the ▁potential ▁conflicts ▁of ▁interest ▁... ▁were ▁too ▁great ." ▁However , ▁on ▁" M ond ay , ▁Sept . ▁ 1 5 , ▁Mr . ▁Ge ith ner ▁pushed ▁A . I . G . ▁to ▁bring ▁Gold man ▁onto ▁its ▁team ▁to ▁raise ▁capital ," ▁the ▁article ▁said , ▁qu oting ▁Mr . ▁Will um stad . ▁" Mr . ▁Ge ith ner ▁and ▁Mr . ▁Cor rig an ▁... ▁were ▁close , ▁speaking ▁frequently ▁and ▁sometimes ▁l unch ing ▁together ▁at ▁Gold man ▁headquarters . ▁On ▁[ S ep . ▁ 1 5 th ], ▁the ▁company ' s ▁chief ▁executive , ▁Lloyd ▁C . ▁Bl ank fe in , ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Fed . ▁A ▁Gold man ▁sp okes man ▁[ t old ▁the ▁Times ] ▁' We ▁don ' t ▁believe ▁anyone ▁at ▁Gold man ▁Sach s ▁asked ▁Mr . ▁Ge ith ner ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁firm ▁in ▁the ▁assignment .' ▁Mr . ▁Ge ith ner ▁said ▁he ▁had ▁suggested ▁Gold man ▁get ▁involved ▁because ▁the ▁situation ▁was ▁cha otic ▁and ▁' time ▁was ▁running ▁out ,' " ▁the ▁article ▁concluded ▁relative ▁to ▁Mr . ▁Cor rig an ' s ▁and ▁Gold man ' s ▁invol v ements ▁with ▁the ▁then - N Y ▁Fed ▁president ▁Ge ith ner