Yasmine

Ben Achour

Associate Director
Paris
French
Tunisian
English

Yasmine Ben Achour has extensive experience in global fraud, bribery, and compliance investigations. She has supported high-profile matters for commodities trader Gunvor and automotive company IAV,  and assisted counsel through the first French Anti-corruption Agency compliance monitorship. Yasmine conducts complex financial analysis, performs high-risk transaction testing, and leads compliance program assessments for global clients.

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  • Gunvor SA: Supported the Switzerland-based commodities trading firm and its external counsel in a complex profit calculation that led to a USD 660m fine and profit forfeiture, agreed with the US DOJ and Swiss Office of the Attorney General. 
  • IAV GMBH: Supported FRA's DOJ monitorship in connection with “Dieselgate” and the conspiracy to defraud a US agency in connection with environmental regulations.
  • Medical Device Company: Supported a whistleblower investigation into bribery and corruption allegations within the invoicing and tendering processes in the Middle East business of a medical device manufacturer.
  • Consumer Goods Company: Provided eDiscovery and document review for a luxury goods manufacturer related to a product liability matter.
  • Medical Device Company: Supported an international medical devices company that entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with regulators over compliance failures related to FCPA violations. 
  • Defense Manufacturer: Supported a fraud risk assessment of the company's sales, finance and HR departments following the discovery of a multimillion-dollar fraud.
  • Middle East Pharmaceutical Company: Supported an internal investigation into sales and marketing practices following a whistleblower report.
  • Insurance Group: Supported an investigation related to allegations made by the authorities against a minority shareholder and the CEO regarding potential money laundering, foreign exchange offenses, and illegal cross-border movements of capital.
     
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Biography

Yasmine Ben Achour has extensive experience in global fraud, bribery, and compliance investigations. She has supported high-profile matters for commodities trader Gunvor and automotive company IAV,  and assisted counsel through the first French Anti-corruption Agency compliance monitorship. Yasmine conducts complex financial analysis, performs high-risk transaction testing, and leads compliance program assessments for global clients.

Authority experience

US Department of Justice (DOJ)
Serious Fraud Office (SFO)
Parquet National Financier (PNF)
Agence Française Anticorruption (AFA)
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
US Department of State (DOS)

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Languages

French
Tunisian
English

News and insights

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FRA Achieves Top Rank in Chambers Litigation Support 2025

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French environmental law, deferred prosecution agreements (CJIP), and the imperative for compliance programs