Oleksiy Shevchuk
Oleksiy Shevchuk (born July 13, 1985; Kyiv) is a Ukrainian criminal defense lawyer, journalist and TV-host. Best known for his participation in political trials related to the criminal prosecution of the top politicians and entrepreneurs, such as Kyiv mayor Vitaliy Klitchko,[1] an oligarch Oleksandr Onyshchenko[2] and a tycoon Oleg Bakhmatyuk.[3][4]
Oleksiy Shevchuk | |
|---|---|
| Олексій Шевчук | |
| Born | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Baptised | July 13, 1985 |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Biography
changeOleksiy was born on July 13, 1985 in Kyiv.
In 2007, he received a Master's degree in Law from Kyiv National Economic University.[5][6]
In 2018 and 2019 got an award "Lawyer of the Year" according to the Ukrainian Bar Association.[7]
In 2019, Oleksiy got an Order of St. Michael by the Orthodox Church of Ukraine[8]
Professional career
changeIn 2006-2007, he worked as a legal consultant and the head of the legal department at LLC Fourway and LLC Karges.
In 2009, Oleksiy co-founded a law firm Shevchuk and Partners.
In 2017, he co-founded a new law firm Barristers as a merger of Shevchuk and Partners together with Ponomarenko & Partners law firms.[9]
Cases
changeOleksiy Shevchuk became well known after participating in resonant cases, defending top-politicians of Ukraine.
Some of the most famous cases:
The case of Genadiy Korban, a Ukrainian state and political figure, businessman, the head of UKROP party
The case of Oleksandr Onyshchenko, a Ukrainian politician, businessman and athlete, member of the Parliament
The case of Vitaliy Klitchko, the mayor of Kyiv, former heavyweight world box champion.[10][11]
The case of Oleg Bakhmatyuk, a Ukrainian agriculture tycoon, owner of defunct VAB Bank.[12]
References
change- ↑ "Кличко позивається до Гончарука і Богдана через рішення звільнити його з посади голови КМДА". Радіо Свобода (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ "По справам Онищенка і Насірова підозрюваних захищають одні й ті ж адвокати (додано)". НАШІ ГРОШІ (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ "Lawyer of Bakhmatyuk: NABU does not allow us to read the criminal case files and put political pressure on us". ukranews_com. 2019-11-29. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ "Presidential Office seeking to seize Bakhmatyuk's assets, and NABU restricting access to case files, – lawyer". ukranews_com. 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ "Центральна виборча комісія України - WWW відображення ІАС "Вибори народних депутатів України 2014"". web.archive.org. 2018-03-23. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Юридичний факультет КНЕУ: вчорашні здобутки і нові вершини". www.golos.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ "Награждены победители V конкурса «Адвокат года-201 — Юридическая практика". web.archive.org. 2018-10-08. Archived from the original on 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Адвокат року – 2019: названо імена переможців конкурсу". zib.com.ua. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ "Адвокаты объявили о создании нового АО "Barristers"". Lойер (in Russian). 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ "Klitschko suing Honcharuk and Bohdan". www.ukrinform.net. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ "Klitschko Files Suit Over Kyiv City State Administration Dismissal". UATV. 2019-09-30. Archived from the original on 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ↑ "Адвокати Бахматюка надіслали у Інтерпол його заяви щодо керівника ОПУ Богдана - 16.12.19 Прямий". prm.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-11-12.