Leigh Ernst Friestedt is the Founder of Equity IX, LLC, a boutique law firm that specializes in Title IX, women's sports and education.  As a former student-athlete at Brown University, Leigh is uniquely qualified to advise universities, student-athletes and coaches on legal matters surrounding Title IX, gender equity and name, image and likeness matters.  Prior to forming Equity IX, Leigh was a Mergers & Acquisitions investment banker on Wall Street advising global companies across all sectors with a specialty in media.

PRACTICES

Title IX - Education Amendments Act (1972)

Title VII - Civil Rights Act (1964)

NCAA Rules and Regulations

Name, Image and Likeness

EDUCATION

Vanderbilt University Law School (1996)

Brown University (1993)

BAR ADMISSIONS

New York (2024)