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Rate My Professor Andrew Godwin

University of Melbourne

#4,884 worldwide#4,772 in Australia

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4.08/20/2025

Always approachable and supportive.

4.05/21/2025

Always supportive and deeply knowledgeable.

5.03/31/2025

Always fair, encouraging, and motivating.

4.02/27/2025

Knowledgeable and truly inspiring educator.

5.02/4/2025

Great Professor!

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About Andrew

Professor Andrew Godwin is Professor of Commercial Law at Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne. He holds a PhD, LLM, LLB (Hons), and BA (Hons), all from the University of Melbourne. Admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria in 1993 and as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1997, Godwin practiced law for over 15 years prior to joining academia, including 10 years in Shanghai as Chief Representative and Partner at Linklaters. He began at Melbourne Law School in 2007 as Senior Lecturer, advancing to Associate Professor in 2017 and Professor in 2024. In leadership roles, he serves as Associate Dean (Melbourne Law Masters), Director of the Melbourne Law Masters, Joint Associate Director of the Corporate Law and Financial Regulation Research Program at the Melbourne Centre for Commercial Law, and Associate Director (Commercial Law) of the Asian Law Centre. From September 2020 to February 2024, he was Special Counsel and Acting General Counsel at the Australian Law Reform Commission. Godwin has consulted for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and others on financial regulation, enforcement, and judicial reform.