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Sara Shariff

Senior Associate, Attorney at Williams Mullen

Medium firm (21 to 100 attorneys)Richmond, VA Website 804.420.6372
Virginia State Bar - MemberNorth Carolina State Bar - MemberRichmond Bar Association - Business Law Section Executive Chair-Elect (2026- 2027)member of the Senior Housing Transactions Team

About

Sara Shariff advises on acquisitions and sales of nursing, assisted living, and memory care facilities. She is a senior associate on the Senior Housing Transactions Team at Williams Mullen in Richmond, Virginia. She also advises clients on secured loans for senior care properties. Sara Shariff earned her J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2017. She holds a Yale University certificate in bioethics centered on health law. She won the Pollard Prize for best graduate level final research presentation. She is Executive Chair-Elect of the Business Law Section of the Richmond Bar Association for 2026-2027. She drafts corporate policies and formation documents for small and mid-size companies. She assists those companies with mergers, purchase agreements, and contract negotiation.

Who is a good fit for Sara Shariff

  • Companies acquiring or selling a nursing, assisted living, or memory care facility.
  • Small and mid-size companies entering a merger or signing a purchase agreement.

Education and admissions

Education
  • University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2017
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., 2014
Bar admissions
North Carolina, Virginia

Recognition

  • Order of the Litigators
  • Pollard Prize for best graduate level final research presentation

Specialties

Buy-side M&A representationSell-side M&A representation

Deal profile

Typical deal size
Any deal size
Remote work
In-person / regional

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