Practice Areas
Education
- B.A., Davidson College, 1992
- M.B.A., Wake Forest University, 1996
- J.D., Wake Forest University, 1996, Moot Court Board, 1993-1996
Bar & Court Admissions
- North Carolina, 1996
- South Carolina, 1996
Jeremy H. Godwin
A member of the Moore & Van Allen management committee, Jeremy Godwin represents Fortune 500 companies and other corporate clients in their most complex, high-profile matters. His articulate communication of such elaborate legal matters has earned him various honors, including recognition in the nationally renowned Chambers Partners USA, which ranks lawyers based on comprehensive research and client evaluation.
- He structures, negotiates and prepares of a wide range of transactions, both public and private, including significant mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures.
- He assists business entities with the location, permitting and development of business and industrial facilities – both U.S. and cross-border locations.
- He routinely works with senior corporate management, general counsels and boards of directors of public and private companies on strategic corporate matters, including guidance on corporate law and governance issues, critical vendor and customer agreements, major equipment purchases, and similar corporate transactions.
Representative Matters
- Represented a client in the $1.4 billion acquisition of a publicly traded Canadian manufacturing company
- Represented a client in the $650 million acquisition of a publicly traded U.S. company through a pre-packaged bankruptcy
- Led a team that established an international joint venture transaction with an enterprise value of more than $500 million for one of the firm's largest clients
- Represented a client in the $330 million acquisition of a privately held U.S. fabrication company
- Negotiated tax incentives, land acquisitions, permits, and crucial raw material and operating contracts for a manufacturing facility located in Trinidad and Tobago
Of Note
- Included in Chambers Partners USA in North Carolina - Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, 2011
- Charlotte Business Journal “40 Under 40” winner for 2011
- Included in Business North Carolina's 2010-2011 Legal Elite, Young Guns list
- North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Emerging Legal Leader winner for 2011
- AV peer review rated in Martindale-Hubbell legal directory
- Member, Board of Directors, Carmel Country Club
News
- Godwin Named Emerging Legal Leader
- Moore & Van Allen Receives Chambers’ Top Recognitions
- Moore & Van Allen Member Receives 40 Under 40 Award
- 2011 Legal Elite recognizes 21 MVA attorneys
- Nineteen Moore & Van Allen Attorneys Recognized as Legal Elite
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association