MLaw Andrea Roth, LL.M.

Areas of Expertise

Representation of parties before arbitral tribunals and Swiss courts in all areas of commercial law, in particular in the fields of commercial and banking law and contract and company law, international legal assistance in civil and criminal matters. Arbitrator in international commercial disputes.

Professional Career

Secondment with a leading external asset manager (2022)
Senior Associate with Wartmann Merker (since 2020)
Senior Associate and Associate with an international business law firm in Zurich (2012-2020)
Clerkship at District Court Aarau (2011)
Junior Associate with an international business law firm in Zurich (2009-2010)
Research assistant of Prof. Dr. iur. Ingeborg Schwenzer, LL.M. (2008-2009) and Prof. Dr. iur. Peter Jung, Maître en droit (2006-2008)

Education

National University of Singapore, LL.M. 2015
University of St. Gallen, CAS in Law & Management 2014
University of Basel, MLaw 2009

Member

ASA (Swiss Arbitration Association) and ASA below 40
DIS and DIS40 (regional coordinator Zurich 2021-2023)
Zurich and Swiss Bar Associations
ZAV U-40
ArbitralWomen

MLaw Andrea Roth, LL.M.

Senior Associate

Admitted: 2012

Languages: German, English, Swedish

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Phone: +41 44 212 10 11

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Recognitions

Wartmann Merker is recognized by Chambers Global 2024 and Chambers Europe 2024 as a leading Swiss law firm (Switzerland: Litigation).

The Legal 500 EMEA 2024 Edition recommends Andrea Roth in the practice area Litigation.

Andrea Roth is the winner of the 2024 Lexology Client Choice Award for Switzerland in the category Litigation: “Ms. Roth has been able to research, break down and analyze our case with incredible attention to detail. She is organized, thorough, methodical, and hard working.“

“Andrea Roth is a favourite among peers and clients alike, who highlight her 'profound knowledge and experience in the field'.“ (Who's Who Legal Commercial Litigaition - Future Leaders 2023)

Andrea Roth is recommended by the Legal 500 EMEA 2023 Edition in the practice area Litigation: “She is a highly motivated, enthusiastic, committed and knowledgeable lawyer.“

selected publications

Can an Arbitral Tribunal Award a Claim in a Different Currency Than Requested? – The Case of Switzerland, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 12 October 2021

Corporate Design – Schutzoptionen, in: Weinmann/Münch/Herren (eds), Schweizer IP-Handbuch, 2nd ed., Basel 2021, p. 999-1026 [zusammen mit Markus Wang]

Opting Out of the Domestic Arbitration Regime and Into the International Arbitration Regime, and Vice Versa: The Case of Switzerland, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 24 August 2019

speaking engagements

Arbitration & Parenthood – A Survival Guide, ASA below 40, YAWP and DIS40 event, Speaker and Organiser, Zurich, 7 September 2023

Interview Series on Career Paths in International Arbitration, interviewer of Korinna von Trotha, Executive Director Swiss Arbitration Centre and ASA, Swiss YVAP and YAWP, Webinar, 22 July 2022

Witnesses in Arbitration Proceedings - How to deal with fact witnesses before and during the hearing, Organiser, ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (ICC YAF), Zurich, 29 April 2022

all publications and speaking engagements