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 Vitali Klitchko, an oligarch Oleksandr Onyshchenko and a tycoon Oleg Bakhmatyuk.
Biography
Oleksiy was born on July 13, 1985 in Kyiv.
In 2007, he received a Master's degree in Law from Kyiv National Economic University.
Professional career
In 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.
Cases
Oleksiy Shevchuk became well known after participating in resonant cases, defending top-politicians of Ukraine.
Some of the most famous cases:
* The case of Hennadiy Korban - a Ukrainian state and political figure, businessman, the head of UKROP party
* The case of Yaroslav Kashuba - the head of the State Employment Service
* The case of Oleksandr Onyshchenko - a Ukrainian politician, businessman and athlete, member of the Parliament
* The case of Borislav Rosenblatt - a Ukrainian politician, people's deputy of Ukraine
* The case of Vitali Klitschko - the mayor of Kyiv, former heavyweight world box champion
* The case of Oleg Bakhmatyuk - a Ukrainian agriculture tycoon, owner of defunct VAB Bank
Journalist activity
A host at the following TV shows: "Crime and punishment", "Judicial affairs", "Family court".
The author of the book "DokaZ: Openly about the government authorities of Ukraine", which includes top 33 talks with Ukrainian politicians such as Serhiy Taruta, Roman Nasirov, Mikheil Saakashvili, Volodymyr Omelyan and others.
Awards
* 2018-2019 - "Lawyer of the Year" according to the Ukrainian Bar Association
* 2019 - the Order of St. Michael by the Orthodox Church of Ukraine
* 2020 - Leading Ukrainian crime industry lawyer according to the ICBA.

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