Dr. Philip Haellmigk, LL.M.

Prof. Dr. Philip Haellmigk, LL.M., is head of HAELLMIGK Lawyers. He has a wealth of experience and exceptional expertise in the areas of international trade, dual-use and military export controls, sanctions & compliance.

For more than 20 years, Prof. Dr. Haellmigk has been advising national & international companies on all aspects of EU & international trade and export control law.

Prof. Dr. Haellmigk studied law in Germany and abroad and therefore holds national & international law degrees. Further, he is admitted as an attorney at law in various jurisdictions (Germany, England, France).

Due to his international focus, Prof. Dr. Haellmigk advises on national & EU export control issues in particular, as well as on questions of international export control law. His consulting services in this area focus on group-wide compliance processes for companies with foreign subsidiaries, international production & supply chains, and extraterritorial export control regimes, in particular US export controls & US sanctions and Chinese export control law.

Prof. Dr. Haellmigk regularly advises companies on European & international export controls, including EU embargoes & US sanctions; on conducting internal export control audits; on issues of liability of management & export managers; on organization & risk management; and on the establishment & development of internal compliance processes.

Further, Prof. Dr. Haellmigk provides advice on the classification of goods and on licensing procedures.

A particular focus here is on advising civilian companies from defense-related industries that operate as partners & suppliers to the arms & defense sector and are therefore subject to arms export controls, in particular the list of military goods and the list of weapons of war.

In addition, Prof. Dr. Haellmigk provides legal support on all issues relating to technology export & technical services, including cloud services.

Further, Prof. Dr. Haellmigk advises companies on external investigations and represents his clients in criminal & fine proceedings.

For many years, Prof. Dr. Haellmigk has been ranked by national and international lawyers directories as a leading law firm in the field of international trade and export control law, including US export controls and US sanctions.

The new JUVE ranking 2025/26 for foreign trade law has ranked Prof. Dr. Haellmigk again and praises him as a highly sought specialist for the entire spectrum of export control and sanctions law (“one of the well-known attorneys in the field of international export control and sanctions law”; “very good legal expertise, extremely responsive and reliable”).

Further, the 2025/2026 edition of the international law magazine Journal of Export Controls & Sanctions recommends Prof. Dr. Haellmigk as an expert and particularly praises his advice on EU & US export controls, including US sanctions (“highly sought specialist”).

In addition, the international law magazine International Advisory Experts recently honored Prof. Dr. Haellmigk as a leading expert on export controls and praises his support on internal audits and the set-up of internal compliance programs (edition: “highly recommended”).