Jay Clayton (attorney)
| Jay Clayton | |
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| 32nd Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission | |
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Assumed office May 4, 2017 |
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| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Mary Jo White |
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| Spouse(s) | Gretchen |
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University of Pennsylvania (B.S.Eng., J.D.) University of Cambridge (B.A., M.A.) |
Walter J. "Jay" Clayton III is an American attorney and Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Clayton received his Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.Eng.) from the University of Pennsylvania in 1988, and received the Thouron Award for post-graduate study in the United Kingdom. He received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Master of Arts (M.A.) in economics from the University of Cambridge in 1990. He earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1993.
From 1993 to 1995, Clayton clerked for Marvin Katz, judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
At Sullivan & Cromwell, Clayton was co-managing partner of the firm's General Practice Group. He specialized in mergers and acquisitions transactions and capital markets offerings and represented prominent Wall Street firms, including Goldman Sachs. He served as an adviser to numerous companies regarding issues related to the Federal Reserve, SEC, Department of Justice and other agencies.
He has also helped multiple corporations raise money through initial public offerings, including Alibaba Group,Ally Financial, Och-Ziff Capital Management, Oaktree Capital Management, Blackhawk Network Holdings, and Moelis & Company. During the financial crisis of 2007–2008, Clayton advised Bear Stearns in its fire sale to JPMorgan Chase in 2007 and Barclays Capital in the purchase of Lehman Brothers' assets following their bankruptcy.
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