Profile - Lenz & Staehelin

Astrid Waser
Profile
Partner
Dr. iur., Attorney at Law, LL.M.
Languages
German, English, French, Italian, Spanish
Zurich Office
Telephone +41 58 450 80 00
[email protected]
Expertise
Practice Areas
Dr. Astrid Waser is a partner in the competition and
regulated market group in Zurich. She specialises in
all aspects of competition (anti-trust) law, public
procurement law and media and telecoms law. Astrid
Waser also advises on regulatory issues in connection
with the gas and electricity industry. She advises in
non-contentious matters and represents clients
before Swiss authorities and courts, in particular in
merger filings, cartel investigations and infringement
procedures of the Swiss Competition Commission as
well as in public procurement procedures. She also
has long-standing experience in the field of internal
and regulatory investigations and compliance
matters. Astrid Waser publishes on Swiss and
European competition law as well as public
procurement law and is a regular speaker at
conferences and seminars.
Competition Law, Cartel Investigation, Merger
Filings and Compliance, Antitrust Litigation, Public
Procurement Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms
and Energy Law
Chambers & Partners 2015 recognized Astrid Waser
as a leading competition/antitrust lawyer with
excellent reputation in the Swiss market. She was
described as being "precise, efficient and successful"
and "always spot-on with her advice". She is also
featured in Who's Who Legal 2014 for her "depth of
expertise" and "extensive experience".
Swiss Bar Association (SAV), Zurich Bar Association
(ZAV), Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht eV, Swiss
Association for Competition Law (ASAS is a member
of the International League of Competition Law LIDC)
Education and Professional Experience
1995
1996
1997
1999
2002
2002
2004
2012
University College Dublin
University of Lausanne (lic. iur.)
College of Europe (LL.M.)
Admission to Zurich Bar
University of Zurich (Dr. iur.)
Joined Lenz & Staehelin
European Commission / DG Competition Secondment in a leading Brussel's law firm
Partner at Lenz & Staehelin
Memberships
Other Activities
Member of Women Lawyers Switzerland.
Bleicherweg 58 CH-8027 Zurich T +41 58 450 80 00 F +41 58 450 80 01 www.lenzstaehelin.com
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Publications (Selection)
> Meinhardt, M., Merkt, B., Waser, A., Cartel
Regulation 2016 - Switzerland, in: Getting the Deal
Through, Law Business Research, December 2015,
227-233
> Waser, A., Merkt, B., Public Procurement 2016 Switzerland, in: The International Comparative
Legal Guide to Public Procurement 2016, 230-236
> Meinhardt, M., Merkt, B., Waser, A., Merger Control
2016 - Switzerland, in: Getting the Deal Through,
Law Business Research, September 2015, 388-392
> Meinhardt, M., Waser, A., Strebel, M., Telecoms and
Media 2015 - Switzerland, in: Getting the Deal
Through, Law Business Research, 2015, 233-238
> Waser, A., Merkt, B., Public Procurement 2015 Switzerland, in: The International Comparative
Legal Guide to Public Procurement 2015, 226-232
> Meinhardt, M., Waser, A., Cabalzar, M., Kern, R.,
Global Antitrust Compliance Handbook Switzerland, in: Multi-Jurisdictional Guide, Oxford
University Press, 1st edition, Oxford 2014
> Waser, A., Meinhardt, M., Kern, R., The Government
Procurement Review 2014 - Switzerland, in: The
Law Reviews, 2nd edition, London 2014
> Waser, A., Verfahrensrechte der Parteien - neueste
Entwicklungen, in: Hochreutener/Stoffel/Amstutz
(eds.), Wettbewerbsrecht: Entwicklung,
Verfahrensrecht, Öffnung des schweizerischen
Marktes, 2014
> Waser, A., Verfahrensrechtliche Aspekte der
Kooperation zwischen Wettbewerbsbehörden,
Tagung vom 10. Mai 2005 in Zürich, Europa Institut
an der Universität Zürich/Schweizerische
Vereinigung für Wettbewerbsrecht
> Meinhardt, M., Waser, A., The Revised Swiss
Competition Law, Direct Fines, Leniency and
Notification, in: European Competition Law Review
2005, 48
> Waser, A., Is it advisable to provide for a system of
international administrative co-operation between
the authorities and Courts applying competition
rules, aiming in particular at the exchange of
information and documents between them?, in: Swiss
National Report 2004 for the International Ligue of
Competition Law
> Waser, A., Grundrechte der Beteiligten im
europäischen und schweizerischen
Wettbewerbsverfahren, Doctoral Thesis, Zurich
2002, 341 et seqq.
Bleicherweg 58 CH-8027 Zurich T +41 58 450 80 00 F +41 58 450 80 01 www.lenzstaehelin.com
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