Exclusive - Wall Street lawyer Jay Clayton emerges as Trump’s top SEC choice

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Steve Holland BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wall Street lawyer Jay Clayton, who has worked on high-profile initial public offerings such as Alibaba Group , is a leading candidate to head the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the Trump administration, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Clayton is a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell who specializes in public and private mergers and offerings, an area that requires expertise on complex securit