Background
Godfrey, W. Edwin M. was born on October 20, 1947 in Sheffield, England.
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W. Edwin M. Godfrey
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Queens" College, Cambridge (Master of Arts). Spoken languages: English, German, French, Dutch and Italian.
Career
Worked at Simmons & Simmons (London) specializing in International Commercial Law. Admitted to the bar, 1971, England and Wales. Appointed, International Managing Partner, 1995.
Editor: "Joint Ventures," Butterworths Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents, 5th Edition, 1990.
"Law Without Frontiers," (Kluwer, International Business Alliance, 1995). Author: "Coping with Conflict" in Der Schweizer Anwalt Number 142, January 1993.
Member: International Bar Association (Member of Council, Section on Business Law. Chairman, Sub-Committee on Structure and Ethics of Business Law Practice, 1990-1994.
Vice-Chairman, 1988-1990.
Standing Committee on Professional Ethics, 1990. Vice Chairman, Committee on Anti-Trust Law, 1981-1986). Law Society; Solicitors European Group.
City of London Law Society and Solicitors" Company (Vice-Chairman of Commercial Law Sub-Committee).
Freeman of the City of London. United Kingdom Environmental Law Association.
British-Italian Law Association. British-Russian Law Association.
International and Comparative Law Center of the Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas, Texas (Member, Advisory Board).
Achievements
Membership
Member: International Bar Association (Member of Council, Section on Business Law. Chairman, Sub-Committee on Structure and Ethics of Business Law Practice, 1990-1994. Vice-Chairman, 1988-1990.
Standing Committee on Professional Ethics, 1990.
Vice Chairman, Committee on Anti-Trust Law, 1981-1986). Law Society; Solicitors European Group.
City of London Law Society and Solicitors" Company (Vice-Chairman of Commercial Law Sub-Committee). Freeman of the City of London.
United Kingdom Environmental Law Association.
British-Italian Law Association. British-Russian Law Association. International and Comparative Law Center of the Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas, Texas (Member, Advisory Board).
