The name of Victor Voronov instantly brings skater and Olympic champion, Johnny Weir to mind. The gentlemen were previously together in a marriage which for most of its duration left the couple bitter and exhausted with each other. They engaged in an ugly divorce battle that saw the once happy couple pitted against each other with their ugly sides. However, it was also for this reason that Voronov became much more famous in the media, knowing that Johnny was already a familiar face to most people. Let us know more about him below.
Victor Voronov was born in Russia on a special day, July 4, 1984. He is a Russian national and his ethnicity is also believed to be Russian. It is not yet known who his parents are, in his childhood and if he has/had siblings or was raised as an only child. What is publicly known about him is also not recorded in the records of his secondary education, as they say in Russia. However, a look at his university and postgraduate studies revealed much more about him.
Voronov was admitted to Emory University as a Political Science/Business Administration student in 2001. He was distinguished by his character and craftsmanship which earned him and won so many accolades and awards . He was notably on the Dean’s List, won the President’s Award for Education, the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, and was also the President of the Students’ Association of Russia and the Chess Club. He graduated in 2005 with a GPA of 4.0.
Subsequently, Victor Voronov enrolled in theGeorgetown University Law Center in 2005 for further studies. He obtained his doctorate in law in 2008. As expected, he again distinguished himself by his excellence during his studies.
He began his career as a corporate lawyer with Chadbourne & Parke LLP in May 2007. Voronov worked at the firm’s offices in New York and Moscow, representing multinational corporations on complex cross-border transaction matters. He has also overseen mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, IPOs, tax and incorporation matters. He worked here for 32 months before leaving in December 2009.
From July 2010 to January 2014, Voronov practiced media law in the New York metropolitan area. He has served various clients by drafting, reviewing, reviewing contracts as they relate to their interests. He also built corporate relationships, secured brand support, and acted as a liaison between his clients and businesses.
The next phase of his career began in March 2014 and lasted until February 2015. During this period he worked on high-profile cases involving issues of same-sex marriage, domestic violence, celebrity goodwill, marriage, divorce, marriage contracts, wills, trusts and estates.
Victor Voronov then worked as a real estate agent. Investor for a company in Michigan. As always, he impressed by growing the company’s business by more than 140% in the space of 6 months (March to December 2015). Since January 2016, the Russian-born Russian-American lawyer has been practicing law in the Detroit metro area. His major cases include the class action lawsuit filed against The Flint Water Crisis.
It is no longer news that Victor Voronov is gay. He was widely speculated to be gay for a long time but remained silent about it. He came out just a week before his union with American figure skater Johnny Weir in 2011, on New Year’s Eve in New York. The couple was married for 4 years during which they had some ups and downs. Victor was always traveling because of his job; Russia in a week, Tokyo in another week, Los Angeles in yet another week. Over time, their marriage deteriorated and Johnny was quick to file for divorce.
The once happy couple engaged in an ugly divorce battle which saw them fight over Тёма, a breed of Japanese Chin dog who lived with them. Weir claimed the pint-sized dog was his while Victor claimed it was their family dog. At one point Voronov was physically injured and slapped Johnny in court and predictably his next ex-prosecutor then charged him with domestic violence and many other nasty things ensued. followed.
Their marriage finally ended in 2015 with each spending their lives separately. Victor for his part did not fail to admit how much he loved Johnny, but he added that what he had done to him was unforgivable.
For a lawyer who has worked in different capacities as well as served various multinational organizations, he should have considerable net worth and yes, he has. The Russian-born American lawyer has an estimated net worth of around $2.5 million.
When one door closes, another opens. Victor Voronov met ice dancer Joti Polizoakis at an Atlanta airport in 2014. The two started dating afterward, got engaged in December 2015, but while we all waited to hear their bells from marriage, the duo broke up in August 2016. At the moment, Voronov is not known to have engaged in another relationship.
Victor Voronov is 6 feet tall and weighs 65 kg. He has colored21 black hair with expressive dark brown eyes
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