▁Russia . ▁ ▁Biography ▁▁▁ ▁Vers hin in ▁graduated ▁with ▁hon ors ▁from ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Law ▁of ▁the ▁L ening rad ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁he ▁def ended ▁C andid ate ’ s ▁th esis ▁ ″ The ▁S cope ▁of ▁Civil ▁Pro ced ural ▁Law ▁Rel ations . ▁ ▁. ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁A . ▁Vers hin in ▁participated ▁in ▁establish ing ▁the ▁new ▁jud icial ▁authorities ▁( ref eree ’ s ▁courts , ▁bar ▁associations , ▁not arial ▁system ); ▁pract iced ▁law ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ; ▁representative ; ▁expert . ▁He ▁was ▁teaching ▁in ▁his ▁al ma - m ater ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Law ▁of ▁now ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁State ▁University , ▁first ▁as ▁an ▁assistant , ▁then ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor , ▁later ▁becoming ▁associate ▁professor ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁professor . ▁ ▁Vers hin in ▁was ▁act ively ▁engaged ▁in ▁research ▁in ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁University ▁and ▁in ▁German ▁univers ities . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁def ended ▁his ▁Doctor ’ s ▁th esis ▁“ Methods ▁of ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Def ence ▁in ▁the ▁Court ” ▁visit ing ▁professor ▁in ▁Vienna ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 1 ▁( lect ures ▁on ▁foreign ▁economic ▁law ) ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Lat via ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁( lect ures ▁on ▁energy ▁law ). ▁▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0