LL.M., Attorney-at-Law
T: +41 (0)44 380 34 60
D: +41 (0)44 380 34 62
kriegers-tejura@bkt-legal.ch
Fields of Expertise
Leena Kriegers-Tejura advises companies and individuals in matters of employment, contract law and corporate law. She regularly drafts and negotiates contracts and other documents in these legal fields. Further, she also advises her clients in matters of debt collection and bankruptcy law as well as inheritance law.
As a Certified Specialist SBA Employment Law Leena Kriegers-Tejura has in-depth knowledge of Swiss employment law. She advises and accompanies her clients in all aspects of an employment relationship from the beginning up to the termination of an employment contract.
Leena Kriegers-Tejura also represents her clients before courts in domestic and cross-border disputes, primarily in the fields of employment law and contract law.
Leena Kriegers-Tejura offers the possibility to hold meetings in her branch office in Uster. If required, please contact her directly for further information.
Specific Expertise
Extensive knowledge of employment law including litigation. Longstanding activity in contract and commercial law.
Professional Experience
| Since 2024 | Partner at Bürgi & Kriegers-Tejura Legal |
| 2008-2023 | Partner and independent lawyer in two commercial law firms in Zurich. Advising a large number of domestic and foreign clients in German and English with a focus on employment law, contract and corporate law as well as litigation and debt collection and bankruptcy law. |
| 2014- 2016 | Part-time assignment as an in-house lawyer at Union Bancaire Privée in Zurich. Responsible for legal advice of internal clients in banking law, employment and inheritance law and all contract related questions. |
| 1999-2007 | Associate at Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte. Advised Swiss and international clients in German, English and French with focus on corporate and commercial law, employment and rental law, mergers & acquisitions, telecommunications and competition law as well as debt collection and bankruptcy law. Conducted and participated in due diligence processes. Negotiated and drafted shareholder agreements, share purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements. Filed notifications with the Swiss Competition Commission. Researched and drafted memoranda on telecommunications law, data protection and competition law |
| 1997-1999 | Research Assistant at Europe Institute at the University of Zurich |
| 1995-1996 | Law Clerk at District Court of Bulach |
| 1995 | Assistant Lawyer in a Zurich commercial law firm |
| 1994 | Internships at a commercial law firm in Munich |
| 1992 | Internship at the United Nations in Geneva |
Education
| 2018 | Certified Specialist SBA Employment Law |
| 1999 | Bar Admission, Canton of Zurich |
| 1995 | Diplôme Postgrade en Droit Européen, LL.M., University of Lausanne |
| 1994 | Law Degree (lic.iur.), University of Zurich |
Additional Activities
| Since 2021 | Lecturer at Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences Switzerland for employment law |
| Since 2022 | Lecturer at Wittlin Stauffer for employment law |
| April 2016-June 2022 | Lecturer for employment law with focus on the collective labour agreement and general law and at Belvoirpark Hotelfachschule (higher professional school) in Zurich |
| Juni 2014-Sept. 2020 | Lecturer in employment law at Schulthess kaps Weiterbildung AG |
| Since February 2011 | Head Specialist in employment law and social partnership for the federal exams for HR professionals, now Head of Law and Appeals |
| Since 2009 | Dozentin für allgemeine Rechtslehre, Arbeits- und Wirtschaftsrecht an diversen Erwachsenen-Bildungsinstituten |
Languages
| Native languages | Gujarati (Indian) & German |
| Second language | English |
| Further languages | French (comprehensive knowledge), Spanish, Italian and Hindi (basic knowledge) |
Further Education
| 2014 | Teaching diploma for higher professional schools (secondary occupation) |
| 2012 | SVEB 1, Kalaidos Bildungsgruppe Switzerland |
| 2012 | Basics of adult education, AKAD Home Academy |
Memberships
Swiss and Zurich Bar Association
Labor law section of the Zurich Bar Association
Trusted lawyer for the Observer Lawyers Network
Publications
Find my publications here.
