Orrick offices in San Francisco. Credit: Jason Doiy / The Recorder

McGregor Scott, an Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe white-collar partner in Sacramento, will be President Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California, a post he earlier held in the George W. Bush administration.

Scott served for six years as the top federal prosecutor for the 34-county district, an area that stretches from the Oregon border to Bakersfield. He joined Orrick's Sacramento office in 2009, where he focuses on white-collar criminal defense and corporate investigations.

Scott could play a key enforcement role in California's emerging legal cannabis market as many growers in the Eastern District gear up for the state's recreational market launch in January.