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Christian F. Sarafa

Associate

Christian F. Sarafa focuses his practice on corporate governance and transactions, estate planning and tax strategy, and sports-related legal work, helping businesses, individuals, and athletes navigate transactions, governance, and long-term planning with a practical, business-minded approach.

Christian focuses his practice on corporate and transactional matters, estate planning and tax strategy, and sports-related legal work, including NIL matters. He supports businesses, individuals, and athletes in matters involving mergers and acquisitions; corporate formation, structure, and governance; estate planning; and athlete-focused transactional support.

Christian’s experience includes conducting due diligence in multimillion-dollar M&A transactions, assisting with transactional closings, and drafting organizational and governance documents, including operating agreements, shareholder agreements, bylaws, stock-related documents, and closing materials. He has also worked extensively on estate planning matters, including drafting estate plans, trust amendments, disclaimers, and related probate and tax-planning documents designed to help clients manage future distributions and long-term planning objectives.

In addition, Christian has direct experience with sports-related legal and business matters. Before joining Clark Hill, he served as Director of NIL Strategy for a sports agency, where he worked on NIL negotiation and coordination, athlete recruitment strategy, and sports-business legal matters. That background continues to inform his interest in advising athletes, families, and sports-related businesses on issues at the intersection of sports, business, and long-term planning.

Christian also worked in corporate, tax, estate planning, and sports-related roles in private practice.

Education

J.D., Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan
M.B.A., Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
B.A., Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, Political Science

State Bar Licenses

Michigan