Sports Lawyer In The Spotlight: Farai Razano

Farai is a Partner at Razano Attorneys, based in Johannesburg, South Africa. His practice focuses on sports law and entertainment law. He has acted for individual athletes, clubs, sports associations, and several clients in the film and television industry. Farai has advised and acted for various clients before national and international specialist dispute resolution tribunals, including the Court of Arbitration for Sport. He has also acted as a Prosecutor for the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport and Boxing South Africa.

Farai is also part of the Editorial Board of LawInSport and is a FIFA Pro-bono Counsel panellist.

I sat down with Farai in July 2022 to conduct this interview. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.

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