A Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr counsel in Washington who specializes in regulatory and government affairs plans to divest interests in six major U.S. companies if he’s confirmed to lead enforcement and compliance efforts at the U.S. Commerce Department.
The financial disclosure and ethics pledge from Jeffrey I. Kessler, a Wilmer attorney since 2011, were publicly posted this week by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. Certain executive branch nominees are required to submit these forms, which offer a glimpse at the compensation and benefits at U.S. law firms and also a window into a nominee’s clients.
