Testimonials

“Mr Abrahamson is a very experienced professional and has excellent educational skills. He was very effective and very sympathetic to the very end.Gileno Barreto, Partner, Loeser & Portela Advogados, Brazil

“Excellent presenter, kept us interested through out the whole week, knowledgeable helpful, kept a good pace, and kept us amused with cartoons and stories.” Lindsey Ritchie, Senior Tax Advisor, Shell UK Limited, UK

Great, well-structured course.” Kelvin Chow, Tax Adviser, Shell International, UK

Very good, useful course, well delivered!!” Sander Van der Fluit, Transfer Pricing Lead Upstream, Shell International, The Netherlands

“Very good, one of the best teachers that I’ve ever had. It will be very useful in my job. Wonderful course, we don not have anything similar in Brazil.” Fabio Nogueira Da Gama Forte, Petrobras, Brazil

“A very good speaker, perfect for non-English speakers.” Emilio Flavio Guerra Gomes, Petrobras, Brazil

“Very comprehensive and enjoyable course which I believe will be very beneficial to my work.” Robert Gareca, BHP Billiton, Australia“John made the content of the course interesting and kept me engaged throughout. Loved the cartoons!” Alesha Robinson, BHP Billiton, Australia

“Excellent. The course covered a number of areas that are new to me. John has an excellent presentation style. Explains some difficult topics in a clear way. Allowed internal discussion.” Herman Steyn, BHP Billiton, Australia

“John talks very clearly, he is a very good teacher. He is a polite person with a nice sense of humour. The course is very good, with a lot of important information and impressive tax planning.” Junia Abrantes, El Paso Oil and Gas, Brazil

“Well structured, precise course, valuable experience inspiring you to explore further.” Olga Gaponova, Supervising Senior, Deloittle, Cyprus

“The course was very interesting. It helped me organize and broaden my knowledge on several issues regarding international taxation.” Maciej Trzebny, Tax Senior, Ernest & Young, Poland

“Very productive and comprehensive, without being ‘heavy’.” Carolina Ibarra, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Brazil

“Very kind person, open to comments and suggestions, knows taxation worldwide and very  capable to teach. Deep insight into worldwide taxation, but adapted to the Brazilian reality. Great and applicable case studies.” Ralph Melles Sticca, Buranello & Passos Advogados, Brazil

“The Structured Finance Course is very useful to distill everyday ideas into identifiable structures and place some order on general structured finance knowledge.” Morgan Carroll, Tax Manager, Rabobank, Ireland