Orrick Partner, Trump Pick for US Attorney, Discloses $5.7M Income, Client List
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe partner McGregor Scott, nominated by President Donald Trump to serve a second stint as U.S. attorney in California's Eastern District, reported earning more than $5.7 million in partner distribution and bonuses, according to newly disclosed financial records.
November 30, 2017 at 03:35 PM
4 minute read
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe partner McGregor Scott, nominated by President Donald Trump to serve a second stint as U.S. attorney in California's Eastern District, reported earning more than $5.7 million in partner distribution and bonuses, according to newly disclosed financial records.
Scott, a white-collar and corporate investigations partner in Orrick's Sacramento office, said in the filings—published this week by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics—that he anticipates a final partnership distribution from between $1 million and $5 million if, as expected, the U.S. Senate confirms his nomination.
When he resigns from Orrick, Scott said he also expects a refund of his capital account, which he valued at between $500,000 and $1 million. That money will be used to repay loans between $500,000 and $1 million he secured to buy into Orrick in 2009, Scott said in the disclosures.
Contacted by phone Thursday, Scott declined to comment on his financial disclosure, which covers 2015, 2016 and the first 10 months of 2017.
Scott's nomination earlier this month was hailed by California politicians and regional lawyers from both sides of the aisle. Democratic U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Scott, a Republican, earned praise from her bipartisan vetting committee and “will serve the Eastern District well.” Sacramento criminal defense attorney Mark Reichel called Scott “a great pick.”
“He's got extreme respect from everyone,” Reichel said.
Scott previously served as the Eastern District's U.S. attorney between 2003 and 2009 under President George W. Bush's administration.
Scott's financial disclosure and those of other nominees offer a glimpse into the salaries and clients of lawyers tapped for public service. The documents are mandatory for certain executive nominees.
Scott, according to his disclosure, has provided legal services to an array of blue-chip companies, including Wal-Mart International Stores Inc., Procter & Gamble Co. and CVS Health Corp., as well as a number of regional construction and building companies. He has also represented the Central Valley's Westlands Water District, a political powerhouse in California's never-ending water wars.
Scott's public agency clients include the cities of Fresno and Davis. The former prosecutor was recently retained by the city of Davis to review police actions in a scuffle involving officers and a crowd of people attending an annual UC Davis festival known as Picnic Day. Scott said he will seek written authorization before handling any matters where the city, or anyone the city is representing, is a party.
Scott also disclosed one “confidential individual” among his client list who he is not naming because of a written confidentiality agreement.
To comply with ethics laws, Scott has agreed not to participate in any U.S. attorney matters involving his current clients for a period of one year, according to his ethics pledge. Scott said he will also stay away from cases involving Orrick clients for one year, unless he first receives authorization.
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has not yet set a hearing date to consider Scott's confirmation.
Scott served as the elected district attorney of Shasta County from 1997 to 2003. Earlier, he was a deputy district attorney in Contra Costa County for eight years.
If confirmed, Scott will replace career prosecutor Phillip Talbert, who has served as the Eastern District's U.S. attorney since Benjamin Wagner, appointed by President Barack Obama, who left last year to join the Palo Alto office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
Read more:
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
NOT FOR REPRINT
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
You Might Like
View AllContract Software Unicorn Ironclad Hires Former Pinterest Lawyer as GC
2 minute readSouthern California Law Firms Boast Industry-Leading Revenue, Demand Through Q3
Gibson Dunn Sued By Crypto Client After Lateral Hire Causes Conflict of Interest
Trending Stories
- 1Gibson Dunn Sued By Crypto Client After Lateral Hire Causes Conflict of Interest
- 2Trump's Solicitor General Expected to 'Flip' Prelogar's Positions at Supreme Court
- 3Pharmacy Lawyers See Promise in NY Regulator's Curbs on PBM Industry
- 4Outgoing USPTO Director Kathi Vidal: ‘We All Want the Country to Be in a Better Place’
- 5Supreme Court Will Review Constitutionality Of FCC's Universal Service Fund
Who Got The Work
Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct. 2 in Massachusetts District Court by the Brown Law Firm on behalf of Stephen Austen, accuses certain officers and directors of misleading investors in regard to Symbotic's potential for margin growth by failing to disclose that the company was not equipped to timely deploy its systems or manage expenses through project delays. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, is 1:24-cv-12522, Austen v. Cohen et al.
Who Got The Work
Edmund Polubinski and Marie Killmond of Davis Polk & Wardwell have entered appearances for data platform software development company MongoDB and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The action, filed Oct. 7 in New York Southern District Court by the Brown Law Firm, accuses the company's directors and/or officers of falsely expressing confidence in the company’s restructuring of its sales incentive plan and downplaying the severity of decreases in its upfront commitments. The case is 1:24-cv-07594, Roy v. Ittycheria et al.
Who Got The Work
Amy O. Bruchs and Kurt F. Ellison of Michael Best & Friedrich have entered appearances for Epic Systems Corp. in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit. The suit was filed Sept. 7 in Wisconsin Western District Court by Levine Eisberner LLC and Siri & Glimstad on behalf of a project manager who claims that he was wrongfully terminated after applying for a religious exemption to the defendant's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor, is 3:24-cv-00630, Secker, Nathan v. Epic Systems Corporation.
Who Got The Work
David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson. The complaint alleges that had Sunrun informed the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that the plaintiff's employment had ended in 2017 and that he no longer held Sunrun's home improvement contractor license, he would not have been hit with charges, which were dismissed in May 2024. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, is 3:24-cv-01423, Steins v. Sunrun, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Greenberg Traurig shareholder Joshua L. Raskin has entered an appearance for boohoo.com UK Ltd. in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Sept. 3 in Texas Eastern District Court by Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of Alto Dynamics, asserts five patents related to an online shopping platform. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, is 2:24-cv-00719, Alto Dynamics, LLC v. boohoo.com UK Limited.
Featured Firms
Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.
(470) 294-1674
Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone
(857) 444-6468
Smith & Hassler
(713) 739-1250