Biography
Ten years, Ilya Novikov dedicated the game "What? Where? When? ", Became one of the most famous constructions and owner of the mass of championship titles. It was excluded from the club for the fact that the show he chose a political career - agreed to speak by lawyer of the Ukrainian pilot of Hope Savchenko. In some, he causes admiration for his courage and a pronounced position about the relations between Russia and Ukraine, others called the lawyer by the enemy of the Kremlin.Childhood and youth
Ilya was born on February 11, 1982 in Moscow in an international family: Mother - Ukrainka, Father - Russian. Since childhood, he read in knowledge and read a lot, buying a month to 10 books. In high school, he became interested in intellectual games, the favorite TV show became "What? Where? When?".
The adolescent of Novikov starred in the program "Wheel of History" and "Own Game", where it was necessary to show knowledge in various fields. As a student of the Russian Academy of Justice, he joined the team who participated in the sports version of "CGC" (so sometimes referred to as the transfer in the press). The guys won the Russian Championship, and Ilya was invited to the main project.
Playing in the elite club of experts, the young man trickly admitted the best and received the corresponding "diamond" prize and two "crystal owls". In 2016, Novikov moved to the camp of the ex-players. Having been following the defense of Savchenko, Ilya warned the producers of "CHGK", but another 2 years passed before he disappeared from the program.
The audience considered that the leadership "What? Where? When?" The resonance of political affairs was frightened. The lawyer stated that he did not consider his care disaster because he was invited to the Ukrainian version of the popular show.
Career
With honors, graduating from the university, Ilya took up legal practice, he taught at the Department of Criminal Procedure to Alma Mater at the advanced training courses of judges. To exclude the conflict of interests and remain a practicing lawyer, refused the courses.The services of the defender enjoy customers of the Law Bureau "Goncharov, Novikov and Partners" and Tenzor Consulting Group. In both new firms, not only the lawyer does not work, but also participates as a partner. He helped the famous "Inexian" Anatoly Wasserman, who was judged with Mary Jane, who illegally used an image of the erudite.
Ilya represented the interests of the Moldovan billionaire Vyacheslav Plato, accused of laundering and the embezzlement of hundreds of millions of dollars in Russia. The husband of the Jasmine singer, businessman Ilan Shor, passed the case.
In 2013, Ilya Sergeevich became a lawyer in the case of the Togliatti businessman Sergey Laurent. The illegal actions of the client led to an accident and death of a young girl. At the accused, the inhabitants of the city were tightened. Novikov achieved a decision of the court, satisfied: 3 years in the colony-settlement and payment of monetary compensation to the family of the deceased.
The main thing in the professional biography of the lawyer is the defense of Savchenko's hope. A woman was sentenced to 22 years in prison for the murder of two Russian journalists near Lugansk, illegal border crossing. The arrest, the investigation and the court stirred the world human rights community. In 2016, Savchenko was pardoned at the request of the relatives of the dead journalists.
Ilya entered the team of defenders of the Chechen human rights activist Oyub Titieva. The head of the Grozny branch of the Memorial Society has encouraged world leaders, the European Parliament, the US State Department and even FIFA. The common efforts of Titieva managed to defend: instead of 4 years at the "zone" he was sentenced to 4 years in the colony-settlement. Human rights activist was liberated even earlier.
Personal life
Personal life Ilya is intertwined with the transfer "What? Where? When?". Romantic relationships were associated with a colleague on the game of Elena Potanina. She is also a lawyer, graduated from the university in Odessa, but now it works by producer on television. Young people, by rumors, gathered in the registry office, but unexpectedly separated. The reasons for the rupture none of the parties explained.
In 2013, Novikov's wife became Anastasia Grisov, another member of the intellectual club. The marriage of lovers concluded on board the icebreaker, sailing to the North Pole, painted a couple of captain. Journey Ilya and Nastya considered the perfect wedding holiday, full of impressions and unforgettable memories.
The family existed for 2 years, children did not appear during this time. In 2015, the spouses divorced. The media wrote that the famous lawyer communications with Yulia Arkhangelskaya, Again, the ChGK player. However, there is no confirmation. Joint photos of Novikov in "Instagram" does not publish for the absence of the page on this platform. Posts in Twitter are purely on professional topics or criticism of the domestic political situation.
Ilya Novikov now
Ilya lives in two cities - Moscow and Kiev. In the Ukrainian capital, a lawyer has another firm. In 2019, the lawyer has gained high-profile affairs.
The first is the arrest of a student of the Higher School of Economics of Egor Zhukov. For participation in unauthorized protest actions in support of independent deputies, the guy faces up to 8 years of imprisonment. ON allegedly led the crowd who attacked the police. The opposition hurried to paint Zhukov to political prisoners and the victim of Putin's regime.
In the process of the investigation, Ilya has already proven that the video on which the accusation was based, it does not appear. The court won the arguments of a lawyer, but did not refuse complaints.
Novikov took over the protection of the captain of the Ukrainian vessel who participated in the conflict of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Russia in the Kerch Strait. The Russian side did not come to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. In September 2019, all seafarers were released home.
The Ukrainian State Bureau of Investigation announced a new proceeding of the incident and asked for help, as the media wrote, to the second side of the conflict. Later, the GBD released a refutation of this news.
After that, the proposal to conclude an agreement on legal aid to Ilya came from the former president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. The new authorities of the country brought more than a dozen criminal cases on him, including on suspicion of state treason. So the GBC appreciated the order to send the ships to the Kerch Strait, which would probably give Poroshenko.