Astrid Waser

Commercial and Contracts, Competition and Regulated Markets, Investigations, Litigation and Arbitration, Technology and Outsourcing, ESG

Dr. Astrid Waser is a partner and leading practitioner in our Competition & Regulated Market and Investigations groups and heads the ESG practice in Zurich. She specialises in regulated markets, particularly competition (antitrust) law, public procurement law, media and telecoms law, and environmental law. She also advises on regulatory, administrative and internal investigations, and has long-standing experience in compliance matters. Astrid advises in noncontentious cases and also represents clients before Swiss authorities and courts – particularly in investigations and infringement procedures of the Swiss Competition Commission as well as in merger filings and public procurement procedures. Astrid is a regular speaker at conferences and seminars and recognised by Global Competition Review as one of the worldwide Leading Women in Antitrust.

University College Dublin (1995), University of Lausanne (lic. iur., 1996), College of Europe (LL.M., 1997), Swiss Bar Admission (1999), University of Zurich (Dr. iur., 2002), Joined Lenz & Staehelin (2002), European Commission/DG Competition - Secondment in a Brussels law firm (2004), Partner at Lenz & Staehelin (2012), Lecturer for competition law at University of Bern (2023-2024)

Board member of the Competition Law Commission of the Swiss Bar Association (SAV), Co-Chair of the Competition Law Section of the Zurich Bar Association (ZAV), Member of the Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht eV, Swiss Association for Competition Law (ASAS is a member of the International League of Competition Law - LIDC), Founding member of Working Moms Switzerland, Board member of Women At Competition Switzerland, Member of Women Lawyers Switzerland