Michael DeSombre, a Sullivan & Cromwell partner tapped for a State Department role, disclosed he earned $5.4 million from his partnership share at the prestigious law firm that’s developed close ties to the Trump administration.
President Donald Trump in March nominated DeSombre for US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific. The deals lawyer and longtime Republican donor served as ambassador to Thailand during Trump’s first term before returning to Sullivan & Cromwell, where he works out of its Silicon Valley and Hong Kong offices.
Sullivan & Cromwell has strengthened its connection to Trump in the president’s ...
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