Andrea Roth is a Partner at Wartmann Merker AG in Zurich, Switzerland. Her practice focuses on international and domestic arbitration as well as domestic and cross-border litigation. Andrea acts as arbitrator and counsel in international arbitration proceedings, both institutional (e.g. ICC, Swiss Chambers, DIS, VIAC, LCIA) and ad-hoc. In addtion, she advises and represents Swiss and foreign individuals and entities before Swiss courts of all levels and advises clients in proceedings involving international legal assitance in civil and criminal matters. Andrea is a Swiss national.
Current activity
Professional focus
Areas of law
My career
- Partner (since 2025) and Senior Associate (2020 - 2024) at Wartmann Merker, Zurich, Switzerland
- DIS40 Zurich Regionalcoordinator (2021 - 2023)
- Associate and Trainee at Bär & Karrer, Zurich, Switzerland
- Law Clerk at the District Court of Aarau, Schweiz
- Student Assistant at the Chairs of Prof. Dr. iur. Ingeborg Schwenzer, LL.M. and of Prof. Dr. iur. Peter Jung, Maître en droit, at the University of Basel, Switzerland
- Studies at University of Basel (Bachelor and Master of Law) and National University of Singapore (LL.M.)
Arbitration experience
Sole, Presiding and Party-appointed Arbitrator in DIS, Swiss and ICC Rules and ad hoc proceedings Secretary to arbitral tribunals (DIS, ICC, and VIAC Rules) Party counsel in international commercial arbitrations (ICC, Swiss and LCIA Rules, ad hoc incl. UNCITRAL Rules)
Publications
- 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, Vienna 2019, S. 223-248 [together with Nadja Jaisli Kull]
- 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
- Corporate Design – Schutzoptionen, in: Weinmann/Münch/Herren (eds), Schweizer IP-Handbuch, 2nd ed., Basel 2021, p. 999-1026 [together with Markus Wang]
- Can an Arbitral Tribunal Award a Claim in a Different Currency Than Requested? – The Case of Switzerland, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 12 October 2021
Languages
Memberships
- DIS, DIS40
- ASA, ASA below40
- Zurich and Swiss Bar Associations
- ArbitralWomen