Named experts · Practitioner profile
Yuliya Barabash
SBSB Fintech Lawyers ↗ · Lithuania, Estonia, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, El Salvador
★ Editor's Watch — MiCA CASP, Crypto AML, Non-EU crypto
About Yuliya
Yuliya Barabash is Managing Partner of SBSB Fintech Lawyers, a firm she has led since 2013. SBSB has offices across Lithuania, Estonia, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, the UAE, Costa Rica, Italy, Mauritius, and El Salvador, with a practice focused on crypto licensing, AML/CFT compliance, and cross-border fintech advisory.
Editor's note
Managing Partner of a multi-jurisdictional firm with documented offices and crypto-licensing practice across nine countries — one of the few practitioners running named, cross-border crypto advisory at this geographic scale.
Practice fields
Credentials
- Managing Partner / CEO, SBSB Fintech Lawyers
Jurisdictions
Sources
Every entry on this page is sourced from public records. The references below are the evidence base for the practitioner's expertise claims.
- Yuliya Barabash — Global Law Experts profile — directory
- Yuliya Barabash — Advisory Excellence — directory
- SBSB Fintech Lawyers — firm site — firm bio
- SBSB Fintech Lawyers Releases Expert Guide on Top 5 Crypto-Friendly Jurisdictions for 2026 — DL News — industry press
Relevant guides
Knowledge-base coverage that overlaps with Yuliya's practice (Lithuania, Estonia, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, El Salvador · MiCA CASP, Crypto AML, Non-EU crypto).
Estonia · FSA process
Estonian FSA CASP Process: A 2026 Practitioner Guide
The Estonian FSA (Finantsinspektsioon) tightened CASP review materially in 2026 after the wave of substance-light VASP refusals in late 2024…
Lithuania · MiCA CASP
MiCA CASP Authorisation in Lithuania: 2026 Complete Guide
Lithuania is the fastest mid-tier EU jurisdiction for MiCA CASP authorisation in 2026 — Bank of Lithuania runs 4-6 month cycles for properly…
Czech Republic · ČNB migration
Czech National Bank CASP Migration: 2026 Practitioner Notes
Czech crypto supervision moved from the Trade Licensing Office regime to the Czech National Bank — ČNB became MiCA-competent from 15 Februar…
Latvia · Latvijas Banka · CASP authorisation
Latvia Latvijas Banka CASP Authorisation 2026 — Practitioner Guide
Latvia merged the FCMC into Latvijas Banka in 2023 — a single-supervisor model now covers MiCA CASP authorisation. Small but engaged Baltic …
CASP vs VASP · MiCA comparison
CASP vs VASP: What Actually Changed Under MiCA
VASP was the old national-register world — light, fragmented, AML-only. CASP is the MiCA world — authorised, passportable, prudentially supe…
EU jurisdictional comparison
Best EU Jurisdiction for MiCA CASP in 2026: A Practical Comparison
Lithuania, Estonia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Malta, Ireland — six EU member states actively process MiCA CASP files in 2026, and they differ …