As a partner at King & Spalding Christopher Wray worked for clients ranging from Credit Suisse Group, Wells Fargo and Johnson & Johnson. The information was revealed in disclosure forms produced for the Office of Government Ethics and made public ahead of Mr Wray's confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, Wednesday. While Mr Wray will not receive a bonus, severance or contingency fees when exiting his law firm he is entitled to receive a refund of his investment in the firm and a final partnership share distribution.

Millions in shares to be off-loaded

In addition, once confirmed as the man to succeed the fired James Comey, in accordance with ethical standards, Mr Wray will have 90 days to dispose of stock he owns in an array of firms including Apple, American Airlines, Wal-Mart and Exxon Mobil -estimated to amount to millions of dollars.