Oleg Riabokon ( uk, Олег Рябоконь) is a Ukrainian lawyer. He was a managing partner of the law firm Magisters -

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. Riabokon was a self-nominated candidate in the

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, during the election he received 0,03% of the votes.

Biography

Riabokon graduated in 1995 from the International Law Department of the Institute of International Relations,

Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University Kyiv University or Shevchenko University or officially the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv ( uk, Київський національний університет імені Тараса Шевченка), colloquially known as KNU ...

and obtained his LL.M. degree from the

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(United States) in 1996.Political Pulse: Presidential field takes shape

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(November 11, 2009) Riabokon founded the Magisters law firm, specializing in international law and trade, in 1997 and was an adviser to various Ukrainian ministries in the 1994-2003 period. The firm is recognized by The International Who's Who of Trade and Customs Lawyers (1998–2006) as one of the world's leading lawyers in international trade and customs and recommended by the IFLR 1000 2008, Chambers Global 2008, Chambers Europe 2007, and other legal guides. The firm represented then-presidential candidate

Victor Yushchenko Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko ( uk, Віктор Андрійович Ющенко, ; born 23 February 1954) is a Ukrainian politician who was the third president of Ukraine from 23 January 2005 to 25 February 2010. As an informal leader of th ...

in 2004. Their successful razzle-dazzle techniques set the stage for the cancellation of the fraudulent 2004 election and a repeat, won by Yushchenko. Riabokon was awarded "Lawyer of the Year in Ukraine" in October, 2007.Riabokon profile at LegalStudies.RU
/ref> Riabokon quit his law firm in September 2009.

2010 Ukrainian presidential candidate

Riabokon was a candidate for

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in the

s. During the campaign Riabokon said many of his rival candidates have either worked for or are currently part of the corrupt and impotent political establishment, which he likens to an "evil" swamp. "But if I break up a clear stream of clean water, all of a sudden people will reorient themselves and will come to the clean source of water". Riabokon referred to himself as the "technical candidate of civil society," and claimed that while he was a newcomer to politics, he had the necessary experience to change Ukraine. He wanted to become president because otherwise he didn't saw "any future for the country." His election program espoused the universally-accepted cornerstones of democracy: ensuring a vibrant civil society, an accountable and transparent government and the rule of law. He wants to see direct representation in government much like how Switzerland functions.Three candidates united by disgust with authorities

(November 19, 2009) During the election Riabokon received 0,03% of the votes, the lowest percentage of all candidates.ЦВК оприлюднила офіційні результати 1-го туру виборів
Gazeta.ua (January 25, 2010)

Associations

American Bar Association The American Bar Association (ABA) is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. Founded in 1878, the ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of acad ...

(Associate member) *

International Bar Association The International Bar Association (IBA), founded in 1947, is a bar association of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies. The IBA currently has a membership of more than 80,000 individual lawyers and 190 bar associat ...

(Member) *

Ukrainian Bar Association Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * Som ...

(Treasurer of the Board) * U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (Affiliate member)

References

External links

Riabokon profile at LegalStudies.RU
{{DEFAULTSORT:Riabokon, Oleg Living people 21st-century Ukrainian politicians 1973 births Politicians from Vinnytsia Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv alumni 21st-century Ukrainian lawyers Candidates in the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election