Robb Slated for Labor Board’s Top Lawyer Job

Vermont management lawyer Peter Robb is set to be named general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board pending a background check, sources familiar with the situation told Bloomberg BNA today.

Robb, who represents businesses in labor disputes as an attorney at Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, would replace outgoing NLRB General Counsel Richard Griffin (D). The Federal Bureau of Investigations is currently performing the background check, which is standard for White House nominees.

The five-member labor board is on the verge of having its first Republican majority in nearly a decade. The general counsel position is considered key to helping ...