New EEOC Agenda Poses Hurdles for Big Law General Counsel Pick

The Norton Rose Fulbright partner President Donald Trump nominated as EEOC general counsel will grapple with the challenge of steering the agency’s litigation as it rapidly shifts its approach to enforcing federal discrimination law.

Houston-based Carter Crow spent decades representing companies, many of which are in the energy sector, in employment cases, with an emphasis on wage and hour claims, according to Bloomberg Law analytics.

His Big Law background sets him apart from several previous Equal Employment Opportunity Commission general counsel, who had extensive experience in government or advocacy work.

He’ll face starkly different political pressures from his predecessors, as ...