Guarding Your
Interests In and
Beyond The EU
About the Firm
YS Advisors is a specialist advisory firm with presence in the EU and in the Middle East.
In an increasingly complex regulatory environment, we focus on providing our clients with strategic advice on sanctions laws and compliance in order to guard their interests in the EU, and internationally.
The combination of our own footprint in the EU and the Middle East with our network of trusted partners, allows us to be where our clients need us.
YS Advisors is ranked by
Ranked (Recommended) in Belgium
for Compliance
Our Services
Sanctions Litigation
We are one of the leading firms in sanctions litigation. Our team members have been involved in over 20 sanctions delisting cases across several sanctions regimes. We successfully led delisting of several listed individuals.
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Regulatory and Compliance Advice
We advise clients, individuals and companies alike, on a broad range of compliance matters in the EU and across other jurisdictions.
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Frozen Assets / Euroclear
We routinely assist in obtaining regulatory licences in the Belgian Treasury for the release of securities and funds frozen with Euroclear, and coordinate follow-on litigation.
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Private Clients
We help family offices of high- and ultra-high net worth individuals (HNWI/UHNWI) manage their complex legal needs efficiently.
See moreOur Team
We are a team of highly skilled legal professionals with extensive expertise in sanctions law and compliance, as well as corporate, commercial and finance law.
Our team-members have worked at prominent international law firms or within the EU institutions, providing them with unique insights into the regulatory processes and decision-making frameworks of the EU.
Qualified across multiple jurisdictions, our team members help clients navigate complex sanctions matters and offer strategic advisory services to clients internationally. Members of our team speak English, German, French and Russian.
At YS Advisors, we also believe in bespoke collaborations with trusted partners tailored to our clients' specific needs. YS Advisors maintains a network of trusted partner firms across and beyond the EU, including in the US, UK, Switzerland and Canada.
Yuri Shumilov
Partner / Founder
Yuri is an experienced litigator in the field of sanctions, and has regularly advised clients on matters relating to sanctions.
Carsten Zatschler
Senior Counsel
Carsten is the firm's external expert counsel with decades of experience in EU litigation, regularly engaged in cases before the EU courts.
Nicolas A. J. Croquet
Counsel
Nicolas is an experienced practitioner in EU and international economic law, with over 14 years of experience in complex commercial and regulatory matters.
Maria Fahland
Legal Advisor
Maria is an ACAMS Certified Global Sanctions Specialist with extensive experience advising clients on all aspects of sanctions.
Caroline Schmidt
Legal Advisor
Caroline Schmidt is a Junior Advisor at the firm.
Careers
Our company combines lawyers from diverse backgrounds and nationalities, who speak several different languages, bringing unique perspectives from various fields of law.
We are currently looking for:
If you are interested in becoming a member of YS Advisors, please apply at info@ysadvisors.com
Contacts
Belgium
Square de Meeus 37 4th floor Brussels 1000 Belgium
+32 2 315 21 00 info@ysadvisors.com See on Google MapsBahrain
Bahrain Financial Harbour West Tower, Level 22 Manama Bahrain
+973 1750 2855 info@ysadvisors.com See on Google Maps