Biography
Peter Schimmel is a forensic accountant affiliated with LECG. Peter is a chartered accountant (Dutch equivalent), a certified fraud examiner and is a graduate of economics with accounting and finance from the University of Amsterdam. He has over 20 years of experience worldwide leading and executing over 200 investigations related to situations of economic and financial dispute and economic crime in all major industries and government. His assignments include loss of profit claims, post-acquisition disputes, fraud investigations, intellectual property disputes, market abuse, bankruptcy, professional negligence claims, insurance claims, and expert determinations. He also advises – or works alongside – corporate finance groups, law firms and investment banks. Peter is a recognized expert on anti-fraud and corporate ethics programs.
In addition to his affiliation with LECG, Peter also is a director of IRS Dispute Resolution in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Previously, Peter was Managing Director at Protiviti Netherland Fraud & Litigation Solutions. Prior to Protiviti he was Senior Partner with Ernst & Young Fraud Investigations & Dispute Services (FIDS) where he established and lead the 21 country FIDS practice of the Ernst & Young Central European Region. Peter worked the first seven years of his career as an auditor with Dutch Inland Revenue Service and worked for a prominent tax advisory firm for four years, where he specialized in assisting clients under investigation by the Inland Revenue Service, valuation and transfer pricing.
Profile Highlights
Professional Experience
- Consulting
- International Engagements
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Testimony Experience
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Licenses & Certifications
- Chartered Accountant
- Certified Fraud Examiner
Employment History
- 2009 to present, LECG Affiliate
- 2007 to 2009, Protiviti Managing Director, Fraud & Litigation Solutions
- 2002 to 2007, Ernst & Young Partner, Fraud Investigations & Dispute Services
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Education
- 1990, University of Amsterdam
- 1987, University of Amsterdam, MSc