About

Christine Ayanna
Croasdaile, Esq., MBA

Founder & Principal

Christine Ayanna Croasdaile, Esq., M.B.A., is an attorney and business strategist. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she is the daughter of Jamaican immigrants whose resilience and entrepreneurial spirit shaped her commitment to community and economic empowerment.

Today, Christine combines her legal expertise with her marketing strategy acumen to advise clients on trademark & copyright protection, brand development, and long-term business growth. As the Principal and Founder of her consulting firm, Sankofa Cornerstone, her work centers on helping creatives and founders transform their ideas into protected, profitable, and enduring brands, always reminding her clients to remember where they come from in order to build forward-thinking, long-lasting portfolios.

Her professional experience spans both the legal and entertainment industries. Christine has worked with major media organizations, including Penguin Random House, the NBA, ViacomCBS, Facebook/Meta, United Talent Agency, and Amazon Studios, gaining extensive exposure to intellectual property, editorial brand strategy, music & media licensing, and talent representation.

Christine received her B.A. in Black Studies and Spanish from Amherst College with cum laude honors. She is a proud HBCU graduate of Howard University, where she earned her JD/MBA through the institution's dual degree program. Christine is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, and her home state, New York.

Credentials

The foundation
beneath the counsel.

Education

Howard University School of Law, JD
Howard University School of Business, MBA
Amherst College, BA, cum laude

Licensed In

District of Columbia
New York
Pennsylvania

Member

Pennsylvania Bar Association
Black Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA)
Metropolitan Black Bar Association (MBBA)
National Black MBA Association, NY Chapter (NBMBAA)

The Vision

A creative advocate
for the culture.

After working across some of the most esteemed corporate and entertainment spaces in the country, Christine recognized where her value truly lived: in the room with the client, solving the complex, high-stakes problem directly in front of them — not several layers removed from it.

As a child of the culture, Christine wanted to be a creative advocate for the culture. In the midst of a generation of entrepreneurs and founders taking control of their own professional destinies, she built Sankofa Cornerstone to stand alongside them — offering the kind of direct, strategic, foundation-first counsel that lets ambitious people build without limits.

Today, Christine combines her expertise with business and marketing strategy to advise clients on trademark protection, brand development, and long-term growth — helping creatives and founders transform their ideas into protected, profitable, and enduring brands.

Christine Ayanna Croasdaile, Esq., MBA

The foundation beneath the counsel.