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Born June 18, 1966 (age 57) ( 1966-06-18 ) Lviv, Ukraine Alma mater Ivan Franko National University of Lviv | ||
Oleksii Yuryevich Reznikov (born June 18, 1966) was, from 2008–2014 Deputy of Kyiv City Council VI convocation - a member of Kyiv City Council Commission for Law, Regulations and Parliamentary Ethics.
Contents
- Early life and education
- Professional career
- Social and community activities
- Personal life
- Honors and awards
- References
Since June 2014 Deputy of Kyiv City Council VII convocation; Chairman of the Kyiv City Council Commission for the Restitution of the Rights of the Rehabilitated.
On June 19, 2014 was appointed Deputy Mayor – Secretary of the Kyiv City Council.
Since 2015:
- Head of Ukraine National delegation in Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe;
- Deputy Chairman of the Mayor Anti-Corruption Council;
- Board Member of the «Let's Do It Together» social project;
- Member of the Reformation Team for the Decentralization, Local Government and Regional Policy of The Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, and Communal Living of Ukraine.
Honored Lawyer of Ukraine, Vice-President of the nationwide “Ukrainian Barrister Association”.
Until June 2014 - Partner, Head of Litigation Practice at the "Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners" law firm (previously known as “Magisters”).
Early life and education
Oleksii Y. Reznikov was born in Lviv, Ukraine. His father, Yury Reznikov was a professor, Master of Sports Acrobatics, Provost of the Lviv State Institute of Physical Culture. His mother, Elena Reznikova was a neurologist at Lviv neuropsychiatric clinic, Master of Sports in Rhythmic Gymnastics.
In 1984-1986 served in the Air Force of the Soviet Army.
Reznikov attended Lviv University receiving master's degree (with honors) in Law in 1991. During his university years he actively participated in the student life: Oleksii won Law Student Olympics across the Republic of Ukraine (USSR era) in the individual and team competitions; represented Ukraine at the Law Student Olympics across the USSR.
Mr. Reznikov is fluent in Russian and Ukrainian and has conversational English and Polish.
Professional career
Reznikov’s professional career began during his last year of university, when he co-founded a brokerage company the “Galicia Securities”.
Between 1999–2002 he served as the Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Legislation Centre in Kyiv. He also established "Pravis" law firm (later "Reznikov, Vlasenko and Partners"), which in 2006 merged with the law firm "Magister and Partners" to become the «Magisters».
In 2009 and 2010 “Magisters” won the Chambers Europe Award. In 2010 British magazine “The Lawyer” named "Magisters" the best law firm in Russia and the CIS. In 2011 "Magisters" was subject of a friendly takeover by the AB "Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners”, with offices in London, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kyiv, Minsk and Washington, D.C.. Up until July 3, 2014 Oleksii Reznikov headed the Department for Disputes and served as General Counsel of AB "Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners".
During his law practice Mr Reznikov defended interests of Viktor Yushchenko (then the candidate for the post of the President of Ukraine) in the Supreme Court of Ukraine and the third round of presidential elections were declared void.
He represented Mr B.Fuksman and Mr O.Rodnyanskiy in their case against the "Studio 1 + 1" in the company of Central European Media Enterprises, pertaining to their share of the ownership. He represented "Investment-Metallurgical Union" Consortium defending the legality of privatization of the "Krivorozhstal"; defended PFC "Dnieper" on privatization of the "Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant".
Customers of Reznikov included Savik Shuster, Vladimir Gusinsky, OJSC "Arsellor Mittal Kryviy Rih" company "Quasar" Sadogan Petroleum, DCH, FC "Metallist" (on charges of violating the principles of fair play), IA "IMC" Corporation " Interpipe ".
He gained extensive experience in representing clients in the Supreme Economic Court of Ukraine, the Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine, the Supreme Court of Ukraine, and in the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.
In June 20, 2014 Mr Reznikov's advocacy license (originally issued on March 10, 1994) was suspended due to his appointment as the Secretary of the Kyiv City Council.
Social and community activities
Personal life
Mr Reznikov is an active sportsman. He participates in trophy and rally raids, enjoys scuba diving, playing tennis, and skiing. He became the author of the amateur short films the "People-quad" and the "People-ATV: Elusive Again." He has over 260 diving expeditions, 163 parachute jumps and tens of thousands of kilometers traveled on ATV over rough terrain.
In 2009 he took part in the Silk Way Rally in the Dakar Series as a co-pilot and navigator. The rally took place on the territory of three countries (Tatarstan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan) and Karakum desert.