Kathrin Waditschatka
MLaw, Attorney at Law, Partner

Kathrin Waditschatka is a partner at SILK Attorneys at Law. She has several years of experience as a lawyer and in-house counsel and focuses on commercial law and criminal law. Thanks to her commercial training in the Swiss mechanical, electrical, and metal industry (MEM) and her practical experience in various sectors, she offers her clients practical and business-oriented solutions from both a legal and strategic perspective. She acts in an advisory and litigating capacity and represents her clients with in-depth expertise, a high level of commitment, and a strong sense of empathy.

Main areas of activity

• International trade and distribution law, in particular industrial, mechanical and plant engineering
• Commercial and corporate law
• General contract law
• Outsourced legal department services, in particular for industrial companies and SMEs
• Corporate governance and compliance
• Money laundering prevention
• Criminal law

Career

• Partner at SILK Attorneys at Law, 2025
• Employee at SILK Attorney at Law, since 2024
• Legal & Compliance Counsel at Swiss Holding Company with international activities, 2023
• Attorney at law, Banking & Finance, DLT & Blockchain, at international corporate law firm, 2020 – 2023
• Function at a self-regulatory organization (SRO) supervised by FINMA, 2022 – 2023
• Admission to the bar, 2020
• Certificate in International Trust Management, STEP, 2022
• Master of Law, University of Zurich, 2018
• Bachelor of Law, University of Zurich, 2016
• Passerelle AKAD Oerlikon, 2009
• Apprenticeship in MEM-industry, 2005-2008

Memberships

• Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
• Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
• Section of commercial law (ZAV)
• Section of criminal law (ZAV)
• Association for on-call criminal defense Zurich

Languages

• German
• English