MLaw Andrea Roth, LL.M.

• National University of Singapore, LL.M. (2015)

• University of St. Gallen, CAS in Law & Management (2014)

• Swiss Bar Admission (2012)

• University of Basel, MLaw (2009)

• Secondment with a leading asset management company (2022)

• Senior Associate at Wartmann Merker (since 2020)

• Senior Associate and Associate at an international business law firm in Zurich (2012–2020)

• Clerkship at the District Court of Aarau (2011)

• Junior Associate at 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)

• Defense of a member of the board of directors of a Swiss company in court proceedings against claims related to liability arising from the company’s incorporation.

• Acting as counsel for a Turkish construction company in two ICC arbitration proceedings against a Qatari real estate and hotel company in relation to contracts concerning two luxury hotel projects (amount in dispute: USD 10 million).

• Represented a former Swiss bank in out-of-court settlement negotiations to resolve disputes over alleged claims arising from money laundering activities.

• Provided representation to a bank client in proceedings before the Zurich Commercial Court against the bank regarding claims arising from unauthorised account withdrawals.

• Presiding arbitrator in two related proceedings under the Swiss Rules regarding claims arising from the non-delivery of steel (CISG and Swiss law; seat in Switzerland).

• Co-arbitrator in domestic proceedings under the Swiss Rules concerning claims arising from a building rights contract (Swiss law; seat in Switzerland).

• Sole arbitrator in expedited proceedings under the German Arbitration Institute (DIS) Rules concerning claims arising from a share deal and an agreement on the exit of a shareholder and business partner (German law; seat in Germany).

• Represented a Swiss commodities trading company as a private claimant in multiple criminal proceedings against a former business partner.

• Commissioner under the Hague Evidence Convention in the examination of a legal expert by the parties and the court as part of court proceedings in Singapore.

• ASA (Swiss Arbitration Association)

• DIS (German Arbitration Institute; DIS40 Regional Coordinator Zurich 2021–2023)

• Zurich Bar Association

• Swiss Bar Association

• ArbitralWomen

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

Corporate Design – Protection Options [in German], in: Weinmann/Münch/Herren (eds.), Swiss IP Handbook, 2nd Edition, Basel 2021, p. 999-1026 [together with 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

Challenging Arbitrators for Lack of Independence or Impartiality – Procedural Pitfalls from a Swiss Perspective, in: Klausegger/Klein/Kremslehner/Petsche/Pitkowitz/ Welser/Zeiler (eds.), Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration 2019, Wien 2019, p. 223-248 [together with Nadja Jaisli Kull]

Corporate Design – Protection Options [in German], in: Weinmann/Münch/Herren (eds.), Swiss IP Handbook, Basel 2013, p. 693-719 [together with Markus Wang]

"Considerations when selecting arbitrators: Criteria, procedure and legitimate expectations of party-appointed arbitrators" [in German], panelist, ASA Local Group Zurich / Arbitration Group of Zurich Bar Association, 19 November 2024

"Retrocessions and requirements for a valid waiver" [in German], speaker, Zurich, November 2024 [together with Christoph Mettler]

"Post-transaction, pre-dispute: Avoiding and Resolving M&A Disputes" [in German], speaker, Zurich, September 2024 [together with Anne-Catherine Hahn, Daniel Raun and Andreas Hinsen]

"Future-proofing National Arbitration Laws", panelist, 5. Global Conference of the Co-Chairs’ Circle, Frankfurt, 17 May 2024

"The Technological Competence of Arbitrators", speaker, ARBinBRIEF Webinar, 13 April 2024

"Arbitration & Parenthood – A Survival Guide", panelist and organizer, ASA below 40, YAWP und DIS40 Seminar, Zurich, 7 September 2023

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

"Witnesses in Arbitration Proceedings - How to Deal with Fact Witnesses before and during the Hearing", organizer, ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (ICC YAF), Zurich, 29 April 2022

"Arbitration and Data Protection – Enormous Risk or much ado about Nothing?" [in German], panelist, DIS40 Seminar, Zurich, 19 November 2019

"Written and Oral Advocacy in International Arbitration", moderator, Young ICCA Skills Training Workshop, Kopenhagen, 5 April 2019

"Introduction to the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules", speaker, Vis Moot School Switzerland at the University of Zurich, Zurich, 3 Oktober 2018

"Jurisdiction of an Arbitral Tribunal over Set-off Defenses Arising out of Contracts subject to another Arbitration Clause", panelist, ASA below 40 Seminar, Bern, 14 September 2018

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