Eugene Scaliaattends the nomination announcement of Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S.Supreme Court. Credit: Diego M. Radzinschi / ALM

Eugene Scalia, President Donald Trump's appointee to replace Alex Acosta asSecretary of Labor, earned over $6.2 million last year from Gibson,Dunn & Crutcher.

Scalia, the son of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, was formally nominatedto lead the Department of Labor. According to his financialdisclosures made public as part of thenomination process, that figure includes both a partnership shareand a bonus from the firm, where he has worked since 2003.

Scalia, who said in a letter detailing the disclosures that hewould resign from the firm at the date of his confirmation, willalso receive a pro rata partnership share for his time at the firmin 2019, which he estimated would fall between $1 million and $5million.

Scalia currently co-leads the firm's administrative law andregulatory practice group, formerly co-chaired the labor practiceand has attracted a steady stream of engagements on behalf ofclients, ranging from Ford and Boeing to the U.S. Chamber ofCommerce and major financial industry trade groups.

His disclosures further flesh out that list, with banks andfinancial services firms such as Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, HSBCand Bank of America; retailers CVS and Walmart; and energy industrynames such as Chevron and the American Petroleum Institute. Othermarquee names include Facebook and Warner Bros.

Other clients have controversial reputations. Scalia hasrepresented electronic cigarette company Juul, which is facingmounting pressure from state attorneys general over its products,and casino company Wynn Resorts, which sidelined founder Steve Wynnafter allegations of serial sexual misconduct emerged in 2018.

Scalia has previously held several positions in the federalgovernment. He was a speechwriter to Secretary of Education WilliamJ. Bennett in the mid-to-late 1980s, then served as a specialassistant to current Attorney General William Barr in Barr's firststint in the role.

In 2001, Scalia joined the Department of Labor as Solicitor ofLabor, the department's top legal officer, with responsibility overa broad range of regulatory and enforcement matters.

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