
Andrea Meier
Partner
Dr. iur., LL.M., Avvocato
Sede
Contatto
Telefono diretto: +41 58 658 58 66
andrea.meier@walderwyss.com
Curriculum Vitae
Andrea Meier practises arbitration and litigation and is recognised as a leader in her field. She has acted as arbitration counsel or arbitrator in more than 110 arbitrations under various national laws and arbitration rules (ICC, Swiss Arbitration Centre, DIS, VIAC, WIPO, UNCITRAL, CAS, ad-hoc, etc.).
A particular focus of Andrea Meier's work is the construction sector. For many years, she has represented parties in disputes relating to large industrial and infrastructure projects, including the development of an offshore gas field, the construction of a gas power plant and the delivery of gas turbines, as well as the planning and erection of a large pharmaceutical production plant. She has also particular expertise regarding disputes in the field of renewable energies, the mobility sector and the pharmaceutical sector, and frequently represents parties in post-M&A and joint venture disputes.
Moreover, Andrea Meier regularly represents clients from the financial industry before state courts and arbitral tribunals and advises them on cross-border matters regarding foreign court proceedings (banking secrecy, Article 271 Swiss Criminal Code). She has extensive experience in handling a wide array of disputes involving the banking sector.
Chambers Global, Chambers Europe and Who's Who Legal have recognised Andrea Meier for many years as a global arbitration leader. Clients and peers describe her as a “tough counsel” (Who Legal Arbitration) and a “commercially minded lawyer who is always willing to listen to the client's viewpoint first” (Chambers Global). Clients have also stated that she is “elegant in removing the hostilities, good in leading the tribunals” and "open to the commercial side and the business realities” and describe her as “diligent, precise and on top of things. Extremely good to work with as well: proactive, always on time, always on budget” (Chambers Europe and Global). In 2018, Who's Who Legal's Future Leaders edition ranked her as the most highly regarded arbitration partner in Europe aged 45 or under. In the litigation field, she has been named a “Thought Leader Litigation” (Who's Who Legal) constantly since 2020.
Andrea Meier holds leading functions in key professional organisations. She is Vice President of ASA (Swiss Arbitration Association) and a member of ASA's Executive Committee, a former ASA below 40 co-chair, a former member of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Arbitration Centre, a member of the Appointing Committee of the DIS (German Arbitration Institute), a member of the Board of the Finland Arbitration Institute, and a former arbitrator of the CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport). Furthermore, she is a member of the Working Group of the International Bar Association (IBA) on the revision of the Guidelines on Party Representation.
Andrea Meier regularly publishes in the field of international arbitration and is a frequent speaker at international arbitration conferences in Switzerland and abroad. Most recently, she was speaker at the ASA Conference 2025 on the topic of extension of arbitration agreements to third parties, and co-organizer and speaker at the 2024 ASA Arbitration Conference on "Taming the Beast: The Case for Limiting Document Production”.
Andrea Meier joined Walder Wyss as a partner in 2020. Previously, she was a partner in a renowned boutique law firm for dispute resolution and from 2003 to 2010 an associate and senior associate in a leading major law firm. Andrea Meier holds a law degree and a doctorate degree from the University of Zurich (lic. iur. 1999, Dr. iur. 2007) and a post-graduate degree from Harvard Law School (2005).