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Thierry Herzog

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Thierry Herzog
Herzog in 2010
Born (1955-10-09) October 9, 1955 (age 69)
EducationLycée Jacques-Decour
OccupationLawyer

Thierry Herzog (born October 9, 1955) is a French lawyer. He is the former lawyer of Nicolas Sarkozy, who was the President of France from 2007 to 2012.

Life and career

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Herzog first became friends with Nicolas Sarkozy in the 1980s.[1]

Herzog was once the lawyer of Jean Tiberi and Xavière Tiberi.[1]

Herzog defended Nicolas Sarkozy during the Clearstream affair, a political scandal in France in the run-up to the 2007 presidential election.[2]

In 2009, Herzog was awarded the Legion of Honour, the highest French order of merit.[2]

Herzog defended Nicolas Sarkozy during the Bettencourt affair, an affair involving allegations of illegal payments made by billionaire heiress Liliane Bettencourt to François-Marie Banier and members of the French government associated with Sarkozy in 2010.[3]

Herzog was a co-defendant in the Nicolas Sarkozy corruption trial, along with Nicolas Sarkozy and former magistrate Gilbert Azibert.[4][5] Herzog appealed his conviction.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Thierry Herzog, avocat acharné de Sarkozy". Le Point (in French). 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Nicolas Sarkozy remet la légion d'honneur... à son avocat". L'Obs (in French). July 6, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Thierry Herzog. Sarko, son poteau". Libération (in French). November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  4. ^ Lough, Richard (November 22, 2020). "An heiress, a judge and a job: France's Sarkozy goes on trial for corruption". Reuters. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Sarkozy: Former French president sentenced to jail for corruption". BBC News. March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Thierry Herzog fait appel de sa condamnation, une décision stratégique". HuffPost (in French). March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.