Staff Profiles

Mr Andrew Godwin

Senior Lecturer

Languages spoken: English, Chinese (Mandarin)

Andrew Godwin was in private practice for 15 years, 10 of which were spent in Shanghai where he was a partner and chief representative of Linklaters.

Andrew’s expertise spans both the finance and corporate practices. In the finance practice, Andrew has acted for commercial and investment banks in a wide range of transactions, including limited recourse financing, secured lending, syndicated loans, debt restructuring, derivatives and structured finance, and has also advised extensively on regulatory issues. In the corporate practice, Andrew has acted for multinational companies and financial institutions in a wide range of cross-border M&A transactions.

Since leaving private practice, Andrew has pursued a focus on legal education and professional training and development for lawyers. His research interests include Asian law, property law, finance transactions, insolvency law and professional training.

Andrew holds the following degrees from The University of Melbourne: B.A. (Hons), LL.B (Hons), LL.M.