Energy & Infrastructure

The Swiss energy market is rapidly changing, and Walder Wyss is a leader in providing advice on the legal issues related to this development.

We advise both electricity suppliers and corporate clients on competition and regulatory issues, particularly in connection with the Swiss Federal Electricity Supply Act and the drafting of contracts. We also represent parties in litigation before the Competition Commission (COMCO), the Federal Electricity Commission (EICom) and the Federal Administrative Court.

A particular area of specialisation is the expansion of infrastructure for the generation and transmission of energy. With our specific expertise in public procurement, environmental law and data protection issues, we are the leading authority for legal issues and opinions in the area of power plant construction, grids and smart metering.

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Doing Business in Switzerland – A Practical Guide

 | by Ramona Wyss, Andrea Haefeli, Gion Giger, David Vasella, Davide Cerutti, Marco Galli, Roger Staub, Manuel Bigler, Reto Jacobs, Monique Sturny, Thomas P. Müller, Nadja D. Leuthardt, Adriano Antonietti, Valentine Schnyder, Stefan Knobloch, Dimitrios Berger, Dominik Hohler, Letizia Schlegel, Stéphanie Oneyser, Urs P. Gnos, Dario Galli, Michael Kündig, Markus Vischer, Urs Schenker, Christian A. Schmid, Patrick W. Vogel, Alexander Sorton, Samuel Lieberherr, Daniel Dedeyan, Nico Bernhard, Theodor Härtsch, Tervel Stoyanov, Lukas Wyss, Markus Pfenninger, Valentin Wiesner, Rafal Szala, Thiemo Sturny, Roger Ammann, Hubertus Hillerström, Ken Savioz, Simone Wetzstein, Valentina Eichin, Irène Suter-Sieber, Olivier Sigg, Laura Luongo, Francis Nordmann, André Kuhn, Davide Jermini, Christian Eichenberger, Matthieu Seydoux, Thomas Meister, Janine Corti, Robert Desax, Fabienne Limacher, Dieter Hofmann, Rodolphe Gautier, Roxane Allot, Micha Bühler, Michael Feit, Maurice Courvoisier, Oliver M. Kunz and Pascale Köster | Editor[s]: Urs P. Gnos, Theodor Härtsch | ed.: 2nd edition

The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides: Switzerland – Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

 | by Daniel Dedeyan, Regula Fellner and Katrin Hagger | in: The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides 2023

Energy contracting - Heat and cooling supply

| Speaker Matthieu Seydoux | Séminaire juridique droit des infrastructures | Genève

District heating

Speaker Matthieu Seydoux | Journées suisses du droit de la construction, Fribourg 26 and 27 January 2023

Characteristic elements of thermal networks with respect to construction, tendering and contracting

 | by Matthieu Seydoux | in: Journées suisses du droit de la construction 2023 | pp. 173-203

The obligation to connect to thermal networks

 | by Matthieu Seydoux | in: BR/DC Revue du droit de la construction et des marchés publics

"Too big to fail (TBTF)" – Who Pays in the Event of a Water-Retaining Facility Fail?

 | Speaker Dario Galli | Lunch-Session des Bundesamtes für Energie BFE | Ittigen

Data protection and environmental protection - a dilemma?

 | by Anne-Sophie Morand and Liliane Obrecht [co-author] | in: sui generis | pp. 207 ff.
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