White House Taps Novi Attorney For International Trade Commission

WASHINGTON, DC—President Donald Trump has nominated Dennis M. Devaney, an attorney from Novi, to serve on the U.S. International Trade Commission, according to the White House press office. Devaney's nomination will go to the Senate's Finance Committee early in 2018.

Devaney previously served on the National Labor Relations Board from 1988 to 1994 under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. He also served as general counsel to the Federal Labor Relations Authority in 1988 and on the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board from 1982 to 1988.

Devaney's law practice practice focuses on labor and employments disputes, international trade, and legislative and regulatory matters. He currently heads the labor and employment practice of the Michigan-based Varnum LLP law firm. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Detroit Patch, click here to find your local Michigan Patch. Also, like us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

The U.S. International Trade Commission is an independent, bipartisan federal agency that determines the impact of imports on U.S. industries. It levies actions against unfair trade practices, such as subsidies, dumping, patent, trademark and copyright infringement.