YASSINE YAKOUTI A LAWYER WITH PRINCIPLES

1. YASSINE YAKOUTI, A LAWYER
WITH PRINCIPLES
Yassine Yakouti draws her convictions and her love for justice from her cultural richness and her
childhood. He iscommittedtodefendingthose whoare victimsof stereotypes,malevolentsuperiorsor
those who are attacked at the slightest opportunity because of their originsor their status. Here isthe
portrait of a righteous man, imbued with justice.
Biography of Yassine Yakouti
Born in1981, he grewup inworking classcirclesin Hauts-de-Seine,in Antony. Unlike most of hisfellow
lawyers, Yassine Yakouti was therefore forced to blend into the socio-cultural codes of backgrounds
extremely differentfromhisown whenhe enteredthe Parisbar. Tosucceed inreachinghisprestigious
position asalawyer,he is forcedtoworkinaddition tohisstudies,takingin particularajobasadelivery
driver. Thanks to his hard work, he succeeded in obtaining his master's degree in law, in Paris Sud. He
specializesinbusinesslaw,butalsohastwoadditional diplomas,thankstothe businessschool inwhich
he studies, in parallel with his law studies.
Then a younglawyer, he decided to participate in the eloquence contest of the internshipconference,
organized for nearly twocenturies. Thanks tohis success inthe contest, he was appointed secretaryof
the conference and thisopened manydoors forhim.Thanks tothis position,he canbegin totackle one
of the injusticeshe deplores the most:the inequalities betweenyoungpeople like himandthose from
good families, who can rely on their network to move forward. Thanks to the contacts he manages to
make, he can begin to show his true value and plead in cases of growing importance.He ends up
abandoning his specialization in mergers and acquisitions to move towards criminal law.
His first successesand hisgrowing success finallyled himto create hisown firmin 2011 withthe aimof
restoring a semblance of justice by reaching out to young people who, like him, are from diverse
backgrounds. He then began to make a name for himself by intervening in high-profile cases and
defendingfamousclients. Veryambitious,he isinspiredbythe famouslawyerJacquesVergès,knownas
"the lawyerof terror". Indeed,the latterdefendedmanywarcriminals,because he believedthateveryone
hadthe righttobe defended. Thisisalsoone of the principlesof Yassine Yakouti .Forhim, eventheworst
criminal must be defended by a good lawyer, so that justice remains fair.
Buildingonhisnotoriety,Yassine Yakouti waselectedin2020asamemberof the Council of the Order.His
goal? Bring "experience, youth, dynamism and work force" to the institutions.
A football loverandclose tohischildren,he neverthelesstriestokeephisfeetonthe groundasmuchas
possible and to remind himself daily of his greatest principles so as to favor the defense of the most
disadvantaged and those whom no one else will defend.
Cases and famous clients

2. Over the pastfew years, Yassine Yakouti's notoriety hasonly increased. Frombusiness to business,his
name nowcomes upfrequently inthe media. Here are some of hisbiggestdeals, the ones thatputhim
on the map:
●Since 2017,he hasbeendefendinganLREMdeputy,M'jibEl Guerrab,whowasfoundguiltyof anattack
on the socialistBoris Faure, hittinghim twice witha motorcycle helmeton the skull,causing acerebral
hemorrhage and sending him to the emergency room for intensive care. If the accused recognizesthe
acts, he defendshimself bydenouncing a"relentlessness" on the part of Boris Faure,in particularwith
numerousracistinsultswhichwouldhave pushedhimtotake action. The trial wasoriginallyscheduledto
be held in October 2021, but was eventually held in April 2022. During this trial, Il M'jib El Guerrabwas
ultimately found guilty of "willful violence".
● In 2018, Yassine Yakouti is put on the front of the stage thanks to a famous event: the fight in aduty-
free atOrlyairport,inParis,opposing the clanof rapperKaaristo thatof rapperBooba. The lawyerdeals
with the defense of Kaarisand assuch, he pleads for the responsibility of the factsof the Booba clanto
be recognized in this case. However, it is difficult for justice to find a real culprit in this sad affair and
neither side has emerged as a winner: the two rappers have, in fact, been ordered to pay the sum of
45,500 euros to repair the damage they caused in Duty Free.
● In 2019, he finds himself defending the Ferman brothers. Presumed dealers, they are accused of
contributinggreatlytothe supplyof the Bretondrugmarket. The lawyerstandsoutinparticularbyleaving
a hearing in progress, in order to protest against the fact of having been wiretapped without his
knowledge,while he wasinconversationwithone of histwoclients.. Finally,he succeededinobtaining
a partial release forthe two brothers. Theywill be sentencedto 4and8 yearsinprison, whenthe initial
sentence requiredagainstthemwas8and10yearsinprison. However,he will regretthe judgmentsaying:
“The court, if it listened to part of our arguments, did not go to the end of its logic. In the case of an
innocent person, even a reduced sentence is not acceptable”.
● Towards the end of 2020, the Council of the Order will ask him to support Samia Maktouf, a lawyer
representing one of the victimsof the attackof January 9,2015,that of HyperCacher. Inthiscase,Samia
Maktouf receivingnumerousdeaththreats,he isresponsible forrepresentingthe council'sstrongsupport
for their colleague.
● In 2021, his eloquence will be used for a cause that is particularly important to him, given his
convictions. He isresponsible fordefendingIkeaemployeesspiedonbytheirleaders. He wonhiscasefor
hisclientsandthe company'sFrenchsubsidiarywasorderedtopay afine of one millioneuros,whileJean-
LouisBaillot,itsformerCEO,wasgivenatwo-yearsuspendedprisonsentence andtopayafine of 50,000
euros. Ikéa France wasalso ordered tocompensate the victims, fora value rangingfrom 1,000 eurosto
10,000 euros.
● Even if he makes the defense of the poorest his main objective, Yassine Yakouti thinks like Jacques
Vergès, hismodel,thateachpersonhasthe right(andthe duty) tobe defendedbefore the courts. Thus,
he isincontactwithactorsof organized crime andhasalsoputhimself atthe service of defense onbehalf
of unions.