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Andrew is Tax Counsel at OWP Partners. He is a highly regarded tax practitioner operating primarily in South Africa and Africa. He is a lawyer by training and specialises in tax and transactional structuring solutions.

Andrew is a highly regarded South African tax practitioner. He has significant tax experience in a number of fields including finance transactions, corporate transactions and/or restructures, international tax and tax compliance work, including voluntary disclosure and disputes.

He also has significant experience from an exchange control perspective in relation to cross border transactions and ownership of crypto assets.

Andrew is widely recognized as being commercial and innovative when attempting to solve client problems. He also has good relationships with various regulators where interactions are necessary.

Andrew has many years of experience and has done a range of corporate and international structures for parties. He is knowledgeable about the regulatory context in which South African deals are implemented as well as the considerations applicable to optimising the position of international investors.

Career

Andrew is a highly regarded South African tax practitioner. He has significant tax experience in a number of fields including finance transactions, corporate transactions and/or restructures, international tax and tax compliance work, including voluntary disclosure and disputes.

He also has significant experience from an exchange control perspective in relation to cross border transactions and ownership of crypto assets.

Andrew is widely recognized as being commercial and innovative when attempting to solve client problems. He also has good relationships with various regulators where interactions are necessary.

Andrew has many years of experience and has done a range of corporate and international structures for parties. He is knowledgeable about the regulatory context in which South African deals are implemented as well as the considerations applicable to optimising the position of international investors.

Education

University of the Witwatersrand

BA LLB

1995 - 1998

University of the Witwatersrand

Masters in Tax

2001 - 2003

University of Johannesburg

Diploma in Capital Gains Tax

2000 - 2000

University of the Witwatersrand

Diploma in Mining Law

2000 - 2001

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