March 28 (Reuters) - U.S. ethics disclosures made public

on Friday from some of President Donald Trump's top legal

nominees, including the lawyer to lead the U.S. attorney's

office in Manhattan, offered a glimpse at compensation at some

of the country's most prestigious law firms.

Jay Clayton of Sullivan & Cromwell, nominated as the U.S.

attorney for the Southern District of New York, reported

receiving more than $6.7 million from the law firm since the

start of 2024, according to his disclosure.

Clayton, a senior policy adviser at the firm and former

member of its management committee, said he provided legal

services to Coinbase, Barclays ( JJCTF ) and Goldman Sachs ( GS ), among other

clients.

Other financial disclosures showed attorney pay at law firms

Jones Day, Sidley Austin and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &

Flom.

Financial disclosures are mandatory ethics filings for many

high-level officials. The forms, which record compensation from

the prior calendar year to the date of the filing, can show

where lawyers or other officials might have a conflict based on

prior work, which could require them to step down from handling

a matter.

In other new disclosures, Brett Shumate of Jones Day, picked

to lead the U.S. Justice Department's civil division, reported

receiving $2.4 million from his firm. Shumate said he provided

legal services to clients including the U.S. Chamber of

Commerce, Republican National Committee, National Association of

Realtors and Bristol Myers Squibb ( BMY ).

Shumate at the helm of the DOJ's civil division would be

responsible for overseeing much of the defense of key Trump

administration policies in federal courts across the country.

Joseph Barloon of law firm Skadden, picked to serve as

deputy U.S. Trade Representative, disclosed $3.6 million in

partner compensation. Some of his clients included Exxon, PayPal ( PYPL )

and Whaleco, which operates the ecommerce platform Temu.

Sidley Austin's Brian Morrissey, nominated to serve as

general counsel to the Treasury Department, reported $857,000 on

his financial disclosure. Some of his clients included

Amazon.com ( AMZN ), AT&T ( T ) and Morgan Stanley ( MS ).

Clayton, Shumate, Barloon and Morrissey did not immediately

respond to requests for comment.

Clayton, who focuses on mergers and capital-raising at

Sullivan & Cromwell, previously was chair of the U.S. Securities

and Exchange Commission during the first Trump administration.

The Manhattan U.S. attorney's office has worked closely with the

SEC on financial crimes enforcement.

Barloon previously served as general counsel to the U.S.

trade representative, and Morrissey earlier in his career was

principal deputy general counsel to the Treasury Department.

The four nominations are pending before committees in the

U.S. Senate.

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