About Julian
Julian Sarafian built a legal pathway from the lecture halls of Berkeley and Harvard to the niche market of creator representation. He earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley in 2015 and completed his J.D. at Harvard Law School in 2018.
After law school Sarafian joined Wilson Sonsini as an associate. He spent the early years of his career working on client matters that required transactional judgment and careful contract work. Those assignments gave him day-to-day experience in drafting agreements, counseling clients on business arrangements, and managing the practical demands of legal practice at a firm known for handling complex corporate matters.
In 2022 he left that environment to start his own practice, forming For Creators, By Creators and taking the title of Founder and Chief Partner. The firm reflects a narrower clientele than a general corporate firm. It was set up to serve people and small businesses that produce content, artistic works, and digital offerings. He structured the practice to handle the contractual and rights questions that often arise in creative careers.
Sarafian is admitted to practice in California. His educational background in economics and law informs how he approaches deal terms and value for clients. He brings both transactional training and courtroom-adjacent skills to negotiations and dispute prevention, aiming to help clients make pragmatic choices that align with their commercial goals.
Clients consult him on licensing, distribution agreements, collaborator contracts, and the intellectual property rights that underpin creative work. He also advises on business organization and revenue arrangements commonly encountered by creators and small creative enterprises. His practice blends legal drafting with counseling on practical business implications so clients can weigh legal tradeoffs against commercial priorities.
Colleagues describe Sarafian as methodical and straightforward in meetings. He favors plain language in contracts and prefers resolving issues before they escalate to litigation. He has maintained a practice that emphasizes responsiveness and clarity, reflecting the fast pace of the markets his clients inhabit.
He continues to run For Creators, By Creators where he represents individual creators and creative businesses in transactional and intellectual property matters. He currently concentrates on representing creators and creative businesses in copyright, contract, and commercial matters.
