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Roxana Sharifi

Associate

CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd
Dreikönigstrasse 7
P.O. Box
8022 Zurich
Switzerland
Languages German, English

Roxana Sharifi specialises in litigation and arbitration as well as insolvency and restructuring. She also advises on corporate law matters.

Roxana Sharifi's core competencies include disputes in all areas as well as enforcement, insolvency and restructuring proceedings before Swiss authorities and courts. Ms Sharifi completed her traineeship at CMS Zurich and previously worked at a renowned international business law firm in Germany for over five years, where she was involved in the comprehensive support of major infrastructure projects.

Roxana Sharifi has a keen interest in entrepreneurial problem solving, having spent several months at the World Bank Group in Washington D.C. and the Copenhagen Chamber of Commerce. Her knowledge of both Swiss and German law provides her with a special approach to cross-border matters.

Roxana Sharifi rejoined CMS Zurich as an Attorney at Law in 2023. She is a member of the Bar Association of Frankfurt am Main and registered in accordance with Art. 28 BGFA in the public list of nationals of EU or EFTA member states who are entitled to represent parties in courts in Switzerland under their original occupational title.

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Memberships & Roles

  • Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
  • ASA below - 40 ASA's young practitioners group
  • AIJA - International Association of Young Lawyers
  • DIS40 - German Initiative of Young Arbitrators
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Publications

  • A short guide to leveraging Pre-Packs in Switzerland, CMS LawNow (with Dr. Marjolaine Jakob), 28 July 2023
  • Unterbrechung des Verfahrens bei Liquidationsanordnung nach Schweizer Obligationenrecht, Neue Zeitschrift für Insolvenz- und Sanierungsrecht (with Dr. Marjolaine Jakob), 10 May 2023
  • Imposing Virtual Arbitration Hearings in Times of COVID-19: The Swiss Perspective, Kluwer Arbitration Blog (with Dr. Niklaus Zaugg), 14 January 2021
  • The Securities Litigation Review – Edition 6 for Switzerland, The Law Reviews (with Dr. Kaspar Landolt, Dr. Jodok Wicki und Dominique Gemperli), 1 June 2020
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Education

  • 2022 - 2nd State Examination, Higher Regional Court Frankfurt a.M.
    • Civil and Criminal Court Frankfurt a.M.
    • Copenhagen Chamber of Commerce
    • World Bank Group in Washington DC
  • 2020 - Practical year, CMS Zurich
  • 2019 - 1st State Examination, Goethe University Frankfurt a.M.
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27/07/2023
A short guide to leveraging Pre-Packs in Switzerland
What situations call for a Pre-Pack?Imagine the following scenario: a debtor, in our case a company, is facing severe financial distress. The company, however, still has certain business units that are...