Philipp Schiml

Biography

Philipp Schiml is a partner at KPMG Law’s Düsseldorf office and an expert in tax and white-collar crime law.

As a lawyer and tax law specialist with many years of experience, he advises national and international companies, their management and private individuals in all conflict situations involving criminal law and the law on fines.

This includes the identification and assessment of potentially criminally relevant matters and the development of pragmatic solutions to minimize risk. Advice in connection with subsequent declarations and voluntary disclosures in the area of tax, customs and foreign trade law is a key focus of his work.

Another focus of his work is the trustworthy and efficient defense of companies, board members, managing directors and private individuals against the financial, customs and criminal prosecution authorities in criminal and fine proceedings.

His profile is rounded off by the investigation of compliance violations and the identification of misconduct in the context of internal investigations in order to eliminate the causes of misconduct and protect the reputation of his clients.

In 2024, WirtschaftsWoche ranks Philipp Schiml as one of the most renowned lawyers in the field of criminal tax law in the ranking Tax Law, Criminal Tax Law, Foreign Trade Law.