Professional Background
Dzevrije Zendeli is Partner at EPARTNERS focusing on M&A, corporate and commercial law, as well as contract and employment law. She brings extensive experience from leading business law firms in Zurich and from her work as a law clerk at a district court.
She studied law at the University of Zurich (lic. iur. 2011) and at Columbia University (LL.M. 2019, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar), complemented her education by passing the New York Bar Exam (2022) and completing a CAS in Finance and Accounting for Lawyers (2024). She has been admitted to the bar since 2015.
Expertise
Dzevrije Zendeli advises clients in the following areas:
- Corporate law & corporate governance
- Planning, structuring and executing Merger & Acquisition transactions
- Start-ups, venture capital & private equity
- Drafting and negotiation of complex agreements (incl. joint ventures)
- Operational business, group structuring & financing
- Employment law (incl. ESOPs, restructurings, dispute resolution)
- Real estate law matters
Experience
- Advising national and international clients in all phases of transactions: structuring, due diligence, drafting and negotiation of contracts
- Advising family offices and institutional investors on investments in Swiss and international companies
- Advising corporate groups on internal restructurings and mergers
- Supporting start-ups in building corporate and leadership structures as well as financing rounds
- Drafting and negotiating shareholders’ agreements, joint venture agreements and other complex contractual frameworks
- Advising on the design and implementation of employee participation plans (ESOP/VSOP)
- Supporting clients in the implementation of compliance and governance structures
- Advising shareholders and directors on legal aspects of day-to-day business
Languages
- German
- English
- Albanian
Publications & Lectures
Speaker and author in her areas of expertise
Memberships
- Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
- Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
- Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats (AIJA)