William King

SEC

William King joined the Southeastern Conference (“SEC) on September 1, 2015 as Associate Commissioner for Legal Affairs and Compliance.  In that role, William is responsible for managing all legal, legislative, contractual and litigation matters.  He advises SEC institutions regarding NCAA compliance issues and rules education and leads the SEC’s governance and rulemaking activities at the Conference and NCAA levels.  He also serves as the Conference liaison to the SEC football head coaches, university general counsel and legislative relations groups.  He has been responsible for the SEC gambling integrity monitoring program since 2018.

Prior to joining the SEC, William was a partner with Lightfoot, Franklin & White, spending more than 25 years with the firm.  While at Lightfoot, William incorporated his passion for college sports into his daily law practice as the firm became a national leader in NCAA infractions work.  In recent years, William handled high profile NCAA matters involving Cam Newton, Johnny Manziel, Todd Gurley and Reggie Bush, and he represented universities across the country, including six SEC institutions and members of the other autonomy conferences.  He also represented college coaches in NCAA compliance matters. William is a graduate of Washington & Lee University and Vanderbilt University School of Law.  He and his wife Dolly have three adult children.