Thierry Herzog
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Thierry Herzog | |
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.JPG) Herzog in 2010 | |
| Born | October 9, 1955 |
| Education | Lycée Jacques-Decour |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "Thierry Herzog, avocat acharné de Sarkozy". Le Point (in French). 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ a b "Nicolas Sarkozy remet la légion d'honneur... à son avocat". L'Obs (in French). July 6, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "Thierry Herzog. Sarko, son poteau". Libération (in French). November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sarkozy: Former French president sentenced to jail for corruption". BBC News. March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "Thierry Herzog fait appel de sa condamnation, une décision stratégique". HuffPost (in French). March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
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