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BIOGRAPHYJanuary 10, 1971 | Born in the city of Oleksandriya, Kirovohrad oblast, to Anatoly and Maria Shevchenko |
1978-1988 | Studied at high school № 206 in Kyiv |
1988-1990 | Studied and trained at the Kyiv Institute of Physical Culture and Sport's at Track and Field Athletics Department. Used to be the member of the USSR Junior National Team |
1990-1992 | Employed as assistant to Oleksandr Chaly, President of Legis law firm |
1991-1992 | Studied at the History Faculty of Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University |
1992-1996 | Studied at the International Law Faculty, Institute of International Relations of Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University |
June 1993 - August 1994 | Interned at Frishberg & Partners law firm |
August - September 1994 | Interned at the Embassy of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Belgium |
September 1994 - June 1995 | Interned at Vasil Kisil & Partners law firm |
June - July 1995 | Completed European Law course at the Academy of European Law, European University Institute in Italy |
October 1995 | Co-founded Shevchenko Didkovskiy & Partners law firm |
1996 | Initiated the creation and leadership of the organizing committee of the Ukrainian Student Bar Association |
June 1996 | Graduated with a diploma in International Law and English from the Institute of International Relations of Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University |
June 1996 | Admitted to legal practice in Ukraine |
1996 | Interned at the State Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine |
May 1996 | Awarded grant from the US Congress program "Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship" |
August 1996 - September 1997 | Studied and received LL.M. degree from the University of Minnesota School of Law, USA |
July 1997 | Admitted to legal practice in New York State, USA |
July - October 1997 | Interned at New York office of Coudert Brothers international law firm, USA |
July 1998 | Studied at the London Securities Institute and received International Capital Markets Qualification Certificate(Great Britain) |
September 1998 | Swored oath to practice law in New York State, USA |
2002 | Initiated creation of the Ukrainian Bar Association and elected its President |
January 2003 | Founded Elite Club Magazine |
May 2003 | Accepted award for leadership success among graduates of the US Edmund Muskie Freedom Support Act government program |
May 2005 | Appointed member of the Council of Entrepreneurs of Ukraine under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine |
June 2005 | Re-elected President of the Ukrainian Bar Association |
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August 2005 - September 2007 | Member of the National Commission on Strengthening Democracy and Promoting Rule of Law under the President of Ukraine |
January 2006 | Designated a Young Global Leader under a special initiative of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (the first and the only Ukrainian) |
May 2006 | Designated a Yale World Fellow under a special global leadership program of Yale University (the first and the only Ukrainian) |
August 2006 | Initiated creation of the Forum of Young Ukrainian Leaders |
August – December 2006 | Studied at Yale University under the special global leadership program (Yale World Fellows) |
March 2007 | Initiated creation of Shevchenko Club |
