(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission has earned $7.62 million since 2015 representing some of Wall Street’s biggest firms, including Goldman Sachs Group and Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management, according to a federal disclosure form.

Jay Clayton, the Sullivan & Cromwell partner tapped by Trump, outlined his clients -- and his potential conflicts -- in a filing to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics that he signed in January.

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