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.

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Thierry Herzog
Herzog in 2010
Born	(1955-10-09) October 9, 1955 (age 68) Paris, France
Education	Lycée Jacques-Decour
Occupation	Lawyer

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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]