Pierre Haïk Explained
Pierre Haïk (9 August 1950 – 19 February 2023) was a French lawyer.[1] He defended high-profile politicians, such as Nicolas Sarkozy, Serge Dassault and Charles Pasqua.
Biography
Born in Tlemcen, French Algeria, on 9 August 1950, Haïk began his career in law, working on cases of robbery and gang violence.[2] He began a partnership with Thierry Herzog.[3] He focused particularly on the Gang des postiches cases and the UBS robberies. In the 1990s, he was joined by on multiple criminal cases, leading his team to be dubbed as "les trois H".[2]
In 1984, Haïk met Jacqueline Laffont, whom he later married.[4] According to GQ, the two were among "the most powerful lawyers in France".[5] In the late 1990s, he had numerous politicians as clients, including former Minister of the Interior Charles Pasqua, former President of Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo, the spouse of the Mayor of Paris Xavière Tiberi, and former chief executive of Vivendi, Jean-Marie Messier. He also defended Michel Roussin, former President Jacques Chirac's chief of staff in the, businessman Alfred Sirven in the, and Laurent Fabius's former cabinet director, Louis Schweitzer, in the incident of contaminated haemophilia blood products.[2]
In the 2000s, Haïk defended the businessman Arcadi Gaydamak in the Mitterrand–Pasqua affair.[2] In the 2010s, he defended Pasqua in the, while his wife defended Pasqua in the .[6] The couple defended in the Bettencourt affair,[7] as well as Serge Dassault[8] and Alexandre Benalla.[9]
Due to Alzheimer's disease, Haïk began ending his activities in 2019. In 2020, his wife took over Sarkozy's case in the Bismuth affair.[10] [11] He died on 19 February 2023, at age 72.[12]
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Notes and References
- News: Robert-Diard. Pascale. 21 March 2008. De la pègre à l'élite, les nouveaux défenseurs du pouvoir. dead. https://archive.today/20161027182221/http://www.lemonde.fr/le-monde-2/article/2008/03/21/de-la-pegre-a-l-elite-les-nouveaux-defenseurs-du-pouvoir_1025154_1004868.html. 27 October 2016. French. Le Monde. 19 February 2023.
- News: Joseph. Marion. 2 July 2014. Me Pierre Haik, l'avocat «boxeur» qui défend Nicolas Sarkozy. French. Le Figaro. 19 February 2023.
- News: Pair. Stéphane. 3 March 2014. Qui est Pierre Haïk, le nouvel avocat de Sarkozy ?. French. France Info. 19 February 2023.
- News: Delorme. Marie-Laure. 23 May 2020. Maître Jacqueline Laffont, seule à la barre. French. Le Point. 19 February 2023.
- News: Lévêque. Thierry. 27 March 2018. Les avocats les plus puissants de France (édition 2018). French. GQ. 19 February 2023.
- News: 29 April 2010. Pasqua devant la Cour de justice: les plaidoiries en direct. French. La Dépêche du Midi. 19 February 2023.
- News: 24 April 2012. Affaire Bettencourt : les avocats de Patrice de Maistre parlent d'une "détention-pression". French. Le Point. 19 February 2023.
- News: Lecadre. Renaud. 6 July 2016. Serge Dassault sèche son propre procès. French. Libération. 19 February 2023.
- News: 28 September 2018. Affaire Benalla : qui sont les nouveaux avocats de l'ex-collaborateur de Macron?. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20220629093050/https://www.lejdd.fr/Societe/Justice/les-nouveaux-avocats-de-benalla-pierre-haik-et-jacqueline-laffont-sont-aussi-ceux-de-sarkozy-3766448. 29 June 2022. French. Le Journal du Dimanche. 19 February 2023.
- News: Marteau. Stéphanie. 20 November 2020. Procès de Nicolas Sarkozy : Jacqueline Laffont, une avocate en première ligne. French. Le Monde. 19 February 2023.
- News: Dauge. Gipsy. 20 November 2020. Nicolas Sarkozy : qui est Jacqueline Laffont l'avocate qui attire les regards. French. Gala. 19 February 2023.
- News: 19 February 2023. Mort de l'avocat Pierre Haïk, ténor du barreau, à 72 ans. French. Le Monde. 19 February 2023.
- News: Airault. Pascal. 2 July 2014. Pierre Haïk, l'avocat des présidents français et africains. French. L'Opinion. 19 February 2023.
