ATLANTA - The Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) announced on Wednesday, the newest ASUN Preferred Partner, Bricker Graydon LLP. As an ASUN Preferred Partner, Bricker Graydon will provide information and access to its suite of advising services to all of the conference's 12 member institutions including strategic planning and athletic department management, athletic compliance, Title IX, and NIL.
“I’d like to welcome the newest member of the Atlantic Sun Conference’s family of partners, Bricker Graydon LLP, and to thank Joel Nielsen and Kasey Havekost for their support of the ASUN,” said ASUN Commissioner Jeff Bacon. “Providing an introduction and access to Bricker Graydon’s elite service offerings will give our member institutions one more ‘tool in the tool belt’ as they continue their accelerated growth trajectory.”
The team at Bricker Graydon includes Joel Nielsen and Kasey Havekost. Nielsen serves as the Higher Education Specialist for Bricker Graydon, advising clients in areas of athletics compliance, gender equity planning, strategic planning and athletic department management. He served as an athletic director for 20 years including stops at Kent State University and The University of South Dakota. Havekost serves as the Higher Education Attorney for Bricker Graydon, advising clients in athletic compliance, legal issues, Title IX, student-athlete conduct and eligibility, and NIL. She is a former Division I student-athlete, with experience within a conference office, on campus, and in the United States District Court.
“We are excited to partner with the ASUN and its member institutions," Havekost said. "With the current legal landscape of college athletics, we look forward to helping schools navigate the future to stay compliant and competitive, while also enhancing the student-athlete experience. I look forward to our partnership and the opportunities it will bring.”
About Bricker Graydon
Bricker Graydon is recognized by their clients as an indispensable partner, providing exceptional service. With deep legal knowledge, and even deeper empathy, Bricker Graydon serves clients in a variety of industries, in practically all areas of law, including Banking & Financial Services, Business Services, Colleges & Universities, Education (Pre-K to 12), Energy, Health Care, Insurance, Manufacturing, Real Estate, and the Public Sector. Their athletic compliance team, comprised of attorneys, paralegals, consultants, and higher education specialists, believes that the best defense is a good offense. They can help your institution build a compliance program that meets today’s obligations while keeping an eye on tomorrow. For additional information, please visit www.brickergraydon.com/insights/resources/athletic-compliance.
About the Atlantic Sun Conference
The ASUN, a Division I conference member of the NCAA, boasts a membership of institutions that share visionary leadership, bold ambition, and creative innovation. As an agile, adaptive conference unafraid to blaze a national pathway for better service to our student-athletes, teams, and institutions, the ASUN has a proud history of firsts, national academic and athletic achievements, and a conference culture that walks the walk with its four ASUN Beams. Students First! Rise. Connect. Impact. #ASUNBuilt by Austin Peay (Clarksville, Tenn.), Bellarmine (Louisville, Ky.), Central Arkansas (Conway, Ark.), EKU (Richmond, Ky.), FGCU (Fort Myers, Fla.), Jacksonville (Fla.), Lipscomb (Nashville, Tenn.), North Alabama (Florence, Ala.), North Florida (Jacksonville, Fla.), Queens (Charlotte, N.C.), Stetson (DeLand, Fla.), and West Georgia (Carrollton, Ga.).