Dr Astrid Waser > Lenz & Staehelin > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

With a core understanding of white-collar litigation, ‘extremely knowledgeable’ Lenz & Staehelin‘s regulatory practice has expanded to cover banking and regulatory compliance investigations and a significant range of antitrust issues. Marcel Meinhardt is a key contact for antitrust and competition investigations, with a wealth of experience in international and national investigations. Dominique Müller leads the investigation team in Zurich and is a prominent presence in the realm of banking and finance, while Valérie Menoud specialises in banking, financial services and corporate law. Hikmat Maleh is a strong choice for clients in the white-collar crime, asset recovery and investigations space, and Astrid Waser is well-versed in workplace misconduct and environmental investigations. Shelby R. du Pasquier is another key name to the practice.

Lenz & Staehelin provides a full-service practice extending to all areas of public law, including public procurement law, energy law, price surveillance regulation, and general administrative law including environmental, zoning and building law. The ‘outstanding’ team is particularly strong in advising in contentious matters before the federal and cantonal courts and authorities. The practice is headed by Benoît Merkt, Marcel Meinhardt, and Astrid Waser. Merkt has notable experience in public economic law and public procurement law, while Meinhardt covers public law matters in the postal services, energy, media, and defence regime. Waser has extensive expertise in competition law and environmental law.

Advising across the full gamut of competition matters, Lenz & Staehelin demonstrates prowess across merger controls, abuse of dominance and cartel investigations, among other issues. Leveraging its strong cross-border capabilities, the team possesses notable expertise advising on international horizontal cartel investigations, as well as multi-jurisdictional merger filings. The practice enjoys an established presence in regulated industries, particularly telecoms, energy and media. Marcel Meinhardt, who specialises in a range of Swiss and European merger control work, and Benoît Merkt, who has a strong grounding in regulatory complexities across multiple sectors, jointly lead the practice. Astrid Waser, Sevan Antreasyan and Sinem Süslü are also recommended.