Sounia Kombert
Partner, Tax & Legal Solutions Lead
Düsseldorf, PwC Germany
Sounia Kombert is an experienced partner of the PwC firm, attorney at law, tax advisor, and business mediator. As Tax & Legal Solutions Leader at PwC Germany, she oversees the territory’s tax and legal line of service. Furthermore, she serves as Chair of the Supervisory Board of PwC Legal AG in Germany.
Sounia Kombert is an experienced partner at PwC Germany. As Tax & Legal Solutions Leader she oversees the growth of the territory’s tax and legal line of service. She is an attorney at law, certified tax advisor, and business mediator.
With extensive leadership experience at PwC, Sounia has served as Tax & Legal People Lead (2022–2024) and Head of Clients & Markets (2024–2026). From 2021 to 2025, she led the German Indirect Tax Practice, covering value‑added tax as well as customs duties, foreign trade law, energy taxes, and other excise taxes.
Her professional focus is on value‑added tax advisory services for multinational companies. She also has extensive experience in optimizing VAT processes, implementing efficient workflows, and introducing tax compliance management systems.
Over the years, she has developed in-deepth industry expertise through advising clients in the pharmaceutical, life sciences, and healthcare sectors. Accordingly, she led the industry focus group of the global Indirect Tax practice for many years.
“In a rapidly changing world, tax and legal functions are becoming an increasingly and strategically relevant lever for value creation.Whether it involves corporate restructuring, technological disruption, regulation, or shareholder trust: Companies that involve their tax and legal functions early on are better positioned to navigate uncertainties and achieve above-average performance.”
Sounia Kombert,Partner, Tax & Legal Solutions Lead at PwC GermanyAt a glance
Areas of focus
- Tax Advisory
- Value Added Tax (VAT)
Experience
- 2022–2026: Head of Indirect Tax, Member of the Tax & Legal Solutions Leadership Team (TLS People Lead and TLS Clients & Markets Lead), PwC Germany
- 2021–2022: European Supervisory Board, PwC Germany
- Since 2015: Partner, PwC Germany
Credentials
- JUVE Tax Market Ranking 2025/2026: Recognition of the “Sales Tax” and “Customs Consulting” practice groups as Law Firm of the Year
- Since 2020: Regularly named in the JUVE Tax Market Ranking as a “Frequently Recommended Advisor”
Education
- Since 2008: Business Mediator
- Since 2002: Tax Consultant
- Since 1998: Attorney & Specialist in Tax Law
- 1996-1998: Legal clerkship at the OLG Cologne/LG Aachen, Second State Examination
- 1996: First State Examination, University of Cologne
