Lenz & Staehelin provides a full-service practice extending to all areas of public law, including public procurement law, energy law, price surveillance regulation, and general administrative law including environmental, zoning and building law. The ‘outstanding’ team is particularly strong in advising in contentious matters before the federal and cantonal courts and authorities. The practice is headed by Benoît Merkt, Marcel Meinhardt, and Astrid Waser. Merkt has notable experience in public economic law and public procurement law, while Meinhardt covers public law matters in the postal services, energy, media, and defence regime. Waser has extensive expertise in competition law and environmental law.

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‘Key for a team is the responsible partner of the law firm. His/her guidance for the team is key for successful practice and the protection of the interests of the client.’
‘It is the dependability, the creativity, the immense know how, the network and the relation to the relevant authorities which are important factors for the interests of the client.’
‘Covers all domains with outstanding people.’
‘Reactive, professional, accessible at any time in any situation.’

Key clients

City of Zurich (EWZ)
Expedia
Mastercard
Implenia
Pro7Sat.1 AG
SAP
Swiss Post
Swisscom
Pfizer
Ford Credit
Deutsche Bank
Telecommunications SA
UBER
Kaufmann AG
Various Export Credit Agencies and various international banks

Work highlights

Advises the Swiss Post on a number of cases including COMCO investigations.
Advised Kaufmann AG, a leading Swiss producer of security equipment for highways.
Advises EWZ, the electricity power plant of the city of Zurich and owned by the city of Zurich, on a high value and strategically important transaction.