Introduction
In this reality show friendly world, financial scandals are entertaining and frightening at
the same time, especially when they involve the fall and stumble of such highly visible leaders
such as Salomon Brothers head, John Gutfreund, and his crew. This is even more engaging when
you see the rise of, Mr. Integrity himself, billionaire Warren Buffett, who came in and saved the
day. But after we stopped looking at this real life drama about Mr. Gutfreund's grievous fall, we
have to go back and investigate the events as to how it happened and why. Four leadership
students from Southwestern College reviewed and analyzed the ethical perspectives of the
Solomon Brother’s case. We have assembled the case data into a logical review while exploring
how we can prevent a blatant disregard for legal regulations in a commerce industry in our own
lives.