John F. Ring is a corporate lawyer and former government official. Ring was a member of the

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from 2018 to 2022, serving as chair from 2018 to 2021. He was formerly co-chair of the labor and employment law practice at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, a pro-management law firm, where his practice included representing employers in collective bargaining, labor contracts, multi-employer benefit funds, and corporate restructurings.

Biography

Ring received his

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and

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from the

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. He spent his whole career at

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is an American multinational law firm with approximately 2,200 legal professionals in 31 offices across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Mergers with other law firms stimulated global growth and led to ...

, starting as an associate in 1988 and becoming a partner in 1999. He managed the firm's labor and management relations practice defending corporate interests in union environments. He has represented employers in unfair labor practice proceedings before the NLRB and served as counsel to the

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. According to

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, "President Donald Trump's appointees will control the National Labor Relations Board in 2018, and observers expect major changes in the agency’s philosophy and direction." According to ''

The National Law Journal ''The National Law Journal'' (NLJ) is an American legal periodical founded in 1978. The NLJ was created by Jerry Finkelstein, who envisioned it as a "sibling newspaper" of the '' New York Law Journal''. Originally a tabloid-sized weekly newspa ...

'', "If confirmed, Ring would help the NLRB overturn policies criticized by the business community during the Obama administration." Ring's nomination was confirmed on April 11, 2018 by a vote of 50–48. He was sworn in on April 16, 2018, and served until December 16, 2022, when his term ended.

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NLRB Chairman biography

Biography at Morgan Lewis

John F. Ring at the National Law Review
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