Talk:Jay Clayton (attorney)

New section on Sherman Act violators

Katz busted, time for intense focus on FX and Clayton's engagement. Wikipietime (talk) 21:28, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

I have no idea what you are trying to say. Brianga (talk) 22:41, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

New content

I am employed by Jay Clayton, and have declared my conflict of interest as per Wikipedia protocol. There are a few pieces of information missing from this biography, and I request they be added as follows:

• In the Career section:

Clayton advised many banks on the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

• In the Professional membership and activities subsection:

Clayton is a member of the board of directors at American Express since October 2022. He is an advisor to Fireblocks, the Israel-based cryptocurrency firm and One River.

Clayton is a frequent contributor to CNBC's Squawk Box and has written op-eds for the Wall Street Journal.

• In the SEC tenure subsection:

Clayton supported the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act.

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Blackseneca (talk) 20:06, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

• Blackseneca, I'm glad you're putting this here rather than in the article. A few pointers. Material needs secondary sourcing--so the first one, that gives us a blurb as an introduction to an interview, on an organizational website. For the second point, Fireblocks, I think "serve" is a bit of a euphemism. On the third, if he writes op-eds, secondary sources should verify that; same with the TV appearances. And that he supported an act also requires secondary sourcing, not a company page. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 20:11, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
  • Drmies, thank you for the review. Your feedback about the sourcing is helpful and I've taken it under advisement. I'd appreciate some clarification about your comments on the additions I've requested to the Professional membership and activities subsection. What do you mean by euphemism? As the secondary sources (Forbes and Coindesk) substantiate, Clayton maintains an advisory role in both companies. How might the text be reworded for inclusion? And can the American Express content be included as is? Thank you again for your time and continued assistance, Blackseneca (talk) 16:04, 9 October 2024 (UTC)
    • Well he gets paid, doesn't he? That's what I mean with "'serve' is a euphemism"--it's not charity. Drmies (talk) 17:22, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

Blackseneca, I stuck in one of the paragraphs, the one with the board memberships. I was thinking of the op-ed section, but the sourcing for that is really one piece on a non-notable web site (as far as I can tell) that referenced one single op-ed--so that's not enough secondary sourcing for me. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 17:32, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Drmies, thanks for your help here. I appreciate your assistance and helpful guidance. Blackseneca (talk) 14:39, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

Add the New Appointed Position of Jay Clayton for US Attorney for the Southern District of New York

on November 14, 2024 former President and President-Elect Donald Trump Appointed Jay Clayton to the Position of US Attorney for the Southern District of New York0 96.60.168.239 (talk) 23:49, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

NPOV details and compensation

I appreciate the feedback and assistance I received from the community regarding my previous request. These are additional changes to be made to this article:

• In the Tenure subsection of the SEC chair content, the last paragraph presents the information about Ripple Labs inaccurately, in violation of NPOV, and is not supported by the source provided. My suggested modification of the existing language is marked here:

In November 2020, Clayton stated his intention to resign at the end of the year ; although his term would expire at the end of June 2021, Clayton resigned on December 23, 2020. One of his final actions and on his last day at the SEC before resigning was to sue Before leaving office as Chairman of the SEC, Clayton and his team filed a lawsuit against Ripple Labs challenging the legality of trading cryptocurrency XRP as an unregistered security.

• The last paragraph of the Career section includes a compensation figure for 2016. Can this be replaced for the most recently available 2021 figure?

Clayton earns $500,000 annually (salary + equities) from Apollo.

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Blackseneca (talk) 23:02, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

 Partly done: I agree the language is partly problematic given the article does not actually state it was done during his last day. I have therefore amended the language to reflect the company's opinion. Salary at Apollo was added with the non-paywalled source, as the 2016 information is relevant for that year and should not be replaced. PK650 (talk) 04:52, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

PK650, thank you for your review. The language you introduced, while closer to the supporting source, still suggests an element of vindictiveness that isn't particularly neutral. Might you reconsider ending the sentence with "...an unregistered security." to eliminate the editorializing? Appreciate your time and input, Blackseneca (talk) 14:39, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

SEC tenure

Currently, the 4th paragraph of the Tenure section of this article presents partial and misleading information. I suggest replacing the current paragraph with the following:

Under Clayton’s tenure as chairman of the SEC, in 2020 and 2019, the Commission ordered financial remedies of $4.68 and $4.3 billion, the first and second highest numbers to date. In 2019 the SEC charged the fewest number of insider trading cases in a single year since the Reagan administration; 2017 and 2018 were closer to historic averages. In 2018, the SEC charged House member Christopher Collins (R-NY) with insider trading.

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Drmies and PK650, thank you for your helpful review and involvement in the past. I welcome community feedback on and publication of the above. Gratefully, Blackseneca (talk) 13:54, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

@Blackseneca: I adjusted your wording, but I did find that it was inaccurate to omit that the source was referring to a single year. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 20:39, 19 December 2024 (UTC)