Doriana Mazzei

Doriana Mazzei

MLaw, attorney-at-law

Education

Zurich University, School of Law (MLaw 2014); admitted to the Bar (2017)

Professional Experience

Junior Associate with the law firm since 2014; Associate with the law firm since 2017

Languages

German, English, Italian, French

Preferred Areas of Practice

We have a profound knowledge of and extensive experience in legal advisory work and representing banks, pension funds, asset managers and family offices as well as private clients in all national and international (cross border) matters of banking and financial market laws and regulations, namely:
  • Contracts / General Terms and Conditions: Drafting and advancement of contracts as well as general terms and conditions related to banking and financial markets
  • Loan Security: Contracts on loan securities, bank guarantees etc.
  • Digital Banking: Development of legally compliant digital procedures and related documents
  • Opinions: Drafting of legal opinions and expert opinions
  • Collective Investment Schemes: Foundation and Distribution
  • Directive System: Drafting and implementation of directives, internal rules, by-laws and regulations etc.
  • Investigation: Advice and support with regard to internal investigations
  • Outsourcing Legal: Provision of outsourced legal services as a relief of internal legal and compliance
  • Regulatory Matters: Advice on regulatory developments and their internal implementation
  • Litigation: Advice and representation of financial institutions as well as institutional and private clients in (pre-)litigation and arbitration proceedings (see also Litigation and Arbitration)
We have extensive experience in advising and representing companies and their executive officers and directors in both national and complex international restructuring and insolvency cases:
  • representation of creditors or debtors in restructuring and insolvency cases
  • representation of creditors in creditors’ committees
  • representation of creditors or debtors in enforcement, attachment, garnishment or seizer proceedings
  • representation of creditors, debtors or insolvency estates in litigation proceedings (see also Litigation and Arbitration)
  • running insolvency proceedings as commissioner (Sachwalter), extra-ordinary trustee in bankruptcy (ausseramtliche Konkursverwaltung) or liquidator
  • advising and supporting foreign bankruptcy trustees to attract and include assets located in Switzerland within the foreign bankruptcy estate
  • provision of legal or expert opinions on matters of Swiss insolvency law
We advise our clients on all aspects of corporate and commercial law and - if requested - also represent our clients before courts in all related issues and disputes. Our proven real estate specialists offer legal advisory services to private and corporate clients on real estate projects as well as tenancy law related issues.In particular, we offer the following services:
  • incorporation of companies, corporations and establishment of branches
  • company reorganisations and restructurings
  • drawing up customised shareholder agreements and transfer Agreements
  • establishment of company structures incl. by-laws and other internal regulations and directives, such as rules on management transactions, insider trading, data protection, anti-corruption etc.
  • governance and compliance matters
  • providing advice and support in organising shareholders' general meetings of listed and private companies: invitation, script, coordination of shareholders‘ ledger, keeping of the minutes, independent shareholders’ representative
  • duties and liabilities of board members and Management
  • agreements with regard to board members and senior Managers
  • succession planning and inheritance law
  • providing legal support for start start-ups
  • mergers & acquisitions, incl. due diligence
  • due diligence process (including zoning and real estate register law issues)
  • contracts on real estate transactions
  • drafting of property by floor regulations
  • contracts of work and Services
  • enforcement of warranty claims / protection against warranty Claims
  • tenancy law disputes

Publications

Fristentücken bei der Fortsetzung der Betreibung
Anwaltsrevue 6/7|2024, 264-267
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Die Behandlung von arbeitsrechtlichen Forderungen im Konkurs
BlSchK 2023, 313 – 328
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09.05.2025 Konferenz der Betreibungs- und Konkursbeamten der Schweiz, Sektion Tessin
Il trattamento dei crediti di diritto del lavoro nella procedura fallimentare del datore di lavoro

19.09.2024 Davos Kongress Treuhand
Bekämpfung missbräuchliche Konkurse – Entwicklungen im SchKG | Kurzübersicht Nachlassverfahren

21.03.2023 Konferenz der Betreibungs- und Konkursbeamten der Schweiz
Die Behandlung der arbeitsrechtlichen Forderung im Konkurs

03.06.2020 EXPERTsuisse AG (Webinar)
Die neue COVID-19-Stundung – bald eine häufige Realität

Die Frist nach Art. 166 Abs. 2 SchKG
Besprechung von BGer, 5A_190/2023, 3.8.2023
AJP (2024), 372.
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