The naming of Andrew Maunz as legal counsel for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission this week appears to give chair Janet Dhillon a new brick to solidify her control over the agency’s legal actions.

It is yet another change under Dhillon that is likely to be applauded by the corporate community she worked in for many years. Dhillon served as the general counsel of three major companies: Burlington Stores Inc., JC Penney Co. Inc. and US Airways Group Inc.