Antoine Wannaz

Antoine Wannaz is an associate at our Lausanne office, where he is a member of the Litigation and Banking and Finance teams.

Antoine Wannaz studied at the University of Lausanne. During his master’s degree, he focused on litigation and criminal law as well as alternative dispute resolution. While completing his university studies, he began his career at Bonnard Lawson in 2020, first as an administrative assistant at Bonnard Lawson Lausanne before becoming a legal and administrative trainee, working for two lawyers within the firm. At the same time, Mr. Wannaz worked as a volunteer legal secretary for a Lausanne-based foundation and was a student assistant for the seminar “Criminal Law and Literature” taught at the University of Lausanne. In December 2022, while writing his master’s thesis, he began his legal internship under the supervision of Raphaël Schindelholz. He was admitted to the bar in July 2025.

 Mr. Wannaz mainly handles complex litigation in contract and criminal law before the ordinary courts.

Education

Master of Law (MLaw), summa cum laude, University of Lausanne (2023)
Bachelor of Law (BLaw), University of Lausanne (2020)
Admission to the Bar of the Canton of Vaud (2025)

Professional Experience

Legal Intern, Bonnard Lawson, 2022–2024, Lausanne
Legal and administrative assistant, Bonnard Lawson, 2021-2022, Lausanne
Student assistant for the “criminal law and literature” seminar, University of Lausanne, 2021-2022, Lausanne
Administrative assistant, Bonnard Lawson, 2020-2021, Lausanne
Legal secretary, Madeleine Moret Foundation, 2020-2022, Lausanne
Legal Intern, Bonnard Lawson, 2022–2024, Lausanne

Languages

French
English

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