Lorenz Erni (born 1950 in

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) is a Swiss lawyer and a partner at the Zürich law firm of Eschmann & Erni. He studied at the

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, the

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(Germany), and obtained a doctorate of law in 1974. He specializes in criminal law, and speaks German (native), English, French, Italian and Dutch. In September 2009, he was hired to represent

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, after Polanski was arrested in Switzerland on a warrant related to a 1978 conviction of engaging in unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. Back in 1978, Polanski had pleaded guilty to the charge but left the

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before sentencing, and never returned. Polanski has announced his intention to appeal extradition in the Swiss courts.

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