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Andrew Woodman

Head of Tax, New York

Andrew Woodman is Head of Tax at Burford Capital with responsibility for all transactional and enterprise tax matters across the firm. He focuses on supporting Burford’s global business activities while maintaining Burford’s commitment to responsible tax practices across the jurisdictions in which it operates.

Prior to joining Burford, Andrew served as chief tax officer for the Americas Division of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. Earlier in his career, he practiced law at Blank Rome and Hunton & Williams and worked as an international tax senior associate at KPMG.

Andrew earned an LLM from Boston University School of Law, a JD, cum laude, from Albany Law School and a BA from New York University.

Experience

  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

    Chief Tax Officer, Americas Divisions

  • Blank Rome LLP

    Associate

  • Hunton & Williams LLP

    Associate

  • KPMG LLP

    International Tax Senior Associate

Education

  • Boston University School of Law

    LLM

  • Albany Law School

    JD, cum laude

  • New York University

    BA