User:Vladimirthegreat

Vladimir Zaikin was born September 21, 1982 in Kazakhstan. His family is an average family in the region; his father is a manager of the privatelly owned company, his mother is a teacher at school. Vladimir has one older brother, Valery. At the age of seven he enrolled in the School № 1 where he studied successfully and which he finished with one of the highest average marks among the pupils of his age that, in turn, resulted in him being selected by the Ministry of Foreign Offairs of Kazakhstan for recomending him to the one of the high ranked University in Russia Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University - MGIMO).

At the Univesity Vladimir showed off himself as a talanted student and was granted for that high average marks. Vladimir afterwards was enrolled in the said University for a Master's Degree (LLM in European Law) which he finished in 2007. Vladimir also earned another Master's Degree (LLM in International Economic Law) from the University of Warwick (England). At the moment he is doing a Doctor's Degree at MGIMO.

Vladimir was always envolved in different kinds of social activities: he was a captain of the basketball team back at school years. The team he was in, won the championship of the country among the pupels, he was also a member of the basketball team at University.

Vladimir has decided, as also his brother, to pursue a career in law. He specializes at capital raising, M&A and capital market related transactions.