Ex-Jones Day Lawyer Withdraws Consideration for Top Labor Post

July 28, 2017, 7:05 PM UTC

Roger King, who helped successfully litigate the landmark NLRB v. Noel Canning case, has withdrawn his name from consideration for National Labor Relations Board general counsel, sources familiar with the situation told Bloomberg BNA.

King, a former Jones Day lawyer who currently works for McGuiness & Yager and the HR Policy Association, had been considered a leading candidate for the job. President Donald Trump is expected to fill current General Counsel Richard Griffin’s (D) position with a Republican when Griffin’s term ends in November.

Trump has already nominated two GOP lawyers — William Emanuel and Marvin Kaplan — to fill ...

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