Excellence in all aspects of business law
SABETI LEGAL
INDEPENDANCE
PERSEVERANCE
RESULT-ORIENTED
TRANSPARENT PRICING

With those four principles in mind, I serve individuals and companies alike, having the best interests of my clients at heart. 

With more than 20 years spent in the legal industry as an attorney, in-house counsel or member of public authority, I understand the needs of my clients and focus on finding the right solution in a flexible and pragmatic fashion.

Career

  • Since 2013: Partner at Sabeti I Legal, Zurich
  • 2011 – 2013: Senior Counsel at Rothschild Bank SA, Zurich
  • 2008 – 2010: Deputy Head Insolvency and Restructuration and Senior Counsel at Swiss Federal Financial Supervisory Authority FINMA, Bern
  • 2001 – 2008: Senior Associate at Swiss leading law firms in Geneva and Zurich (Fontanet et Associés, Tavernier Tschanz, Baer & Karrer), Geneva and Zurich
  • 2001: Teaching and Research Assistant for debt collection and bankruptcy at University of Geneva, Geneva
  • 1999 - 2001: Legal intern with Fontanet et Associés, Geneva

Education

  • Arbitration Practitioner - ArbP Swiss Arbitration Academy (2025)
  • Cybersecurity for managers, Hochschule Luzern (2024)
  • Master in law, Pritzker Northwestern University, Chicago (2004)
  • Bar admission, Geneva (2001)
  • Master in law, University of Geneva, Geneva (1998)

Publications and speaking engagements

  • Comparative Legal Guide: Banking regulations (release April 2023)
  • Commentaire Romand de la Loi fédérale sur la poursuite pour dettes et la faillite (Art. 101 to 105 and 112 to 114, in collaboration with Prof. Nicolas Jeandin) (2nd edition)
  • Will you ever know your customer? ACAMS Swiss Chapter event (September 2023)
  • Les procedures d’enforcement dans formation annuelle LBA – Vision Compliance (2021)

Bar admission and memberships

  • All Swiss bars
  • Zurich Bar Association
  • Federation of Swiss lawyers
  • Swiss Arbitration Association
  • Women in the Boardroom

Languages

  • French, English and German
  • Persian: basic

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