Labor Appointee Eugene Scalia Earned $6.2M as Lawyer in 2018

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

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

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

Scalia has previously held several positions in the federal government. He was a speechwriter to Secretary of Education William J. Bennett in the mid-to-late 1980s, then served as a special assistant to current Attorney General William Barr in Barr's first stint in the role. In 2001, Scalia joined the Department of Labor as Solicitor of Labor, the department's top legal officer, with responsibility over a broad range of regulatory and enforcement matters.

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