Michael Sheridan

Michael is a member in Bond’s nationally recognized Collegiate Sports Practice Group advising colleges and universities, individuals and organizations across the country in all areas of NCAA rules and regulations.

Michael provides his clients with counsel and strategic direction in all areas of NCAA rules and regulations.

• NCAA investigations, including interviews, negotiated resolutions, hearings and appeals
• Matters involving student-athletes (initial and continuing academic eligibility, amateurism, eligibility reinstatement, transfer eligibility and limited immunity)
• NCAA interim policy on Name, Image and Likeness (NIL, collectives)
• Other NCAA regulatory issues (e.g., gambling, head coach responsibility and institutional control)

Michael brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Collegiate Sports Practice Group. For more than eight years, Michael served as Assistant/Associate Director of Enforcement at the NCAA National Office, where he led several high-profile investigations of major rules violations. As a highly regarded member of the enforcement staff, Michael developed a comprehensive understanding of the NCAA’s regulatory processes as well as built a strong professional network at the National Office and throughout the athletics compliance industry.

Prior to working at the NCAA, Michael served as an on-campus compliance administrator for two Division I universities where he developed and implemented comprehensive compliance programs and served as a trusted resource for coaches, student-athletes and supporters. Michael began his career as a criminal defense trial attorney in the Northeast Kansas/Greater Kansas City area.

Through his 15-plus years of combined experience in college athletics and in the courtroom, Michael is able to lead and defend his clients through any situation they may encounter with respect to NCAA rules and regulations.