Steven Croley

Most recently, Croley has been a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Latham & Watkins. As a member of the law firm’s litigation and trial department, he has assisted clients with legal policy and regulatory compliance, with emphasis on energy and the environment. From 2014 to 2017, he served as general counsel for the U.S. Department of Energy. Croley spent the previous four years in the White House, first as special assistant to President Obama for regulatory policy, then as deputy counsel overseeing legal policy.

Earlier, Croley was a special assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Michigan’s Civil Division, and a professor, then associate dean, at the University of Michigan Law School. He did his undergraduate work at U-M, earned his law degree from Yale University, and holds a doctorate in government from Princeton University.