Godwin is a senior associate in the London office, qualified in England and Wales and New York. He has advised and represented States, companies, and international organisations in investment treaty and international commercial arbitrations under ICSID, ICC, LCIA, and UNCITRAL Rules. He has appeared as an advocate in international arbitration proceedings and advised on non-contentious matters of public international law.
Godwin has lectured and presented on arbitration at institutions including Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School, and the University of Cambridge. His publications include contributions to ICSID Review – Foreign Investment Law Journal, Cambridge International Law Journal, and ASA Bulletin, and a co-authored chapter in Investment Treaty Arbitration and International Law (Juris, 2021).
Godwin is a regional representative of Young ICCA (2024–2026) and is on the Singapore International Arbitration Centre’s list of Rising Arbitrators. He also serves on the executive committee of the University of Cambridge Alumni Arbitration Law Association.
Godwin holds an LLM (first class honours) from the University of Cambridge, where he was a foundation scholar, and an LLB (first class honours) from University College London, where he was on the dean’s list and received the Simon Wallace Memorial Prize in Contract Law.
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English
Mandarin Chinese
Representing a telecommunications company in an investment treaty arbitration against an Asian State under UNCITRAL Rules
Representing a Middle Eastern State in an ICSID arbitration concerning the application of sanctions by domestic financial institutions
Representing the Kingdom of Morocco in an ICSID arbitration brought by a Swedish investor concerning an oil refinery
Representing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in an ICSID arbitration brought by a Turkish investor arising out of investments in the construction sector
Representing a Middle Eastern LNG producer in an ICC gas price arbitration against a Spanish company
Advising a global development agency in a multimillion LCIA dispute arising from a loan
- LLM, University of Cambridge
- LLB, University College London
- LPC LLM, BPP Law School