Raphaël has been a member of the French-speaking Brussels Bar since October 2025. He joined the Brussels team of Claeys & Engels at the same time, where he assists clients in the fields of pensions and supplementary pensions, as well as general employment law.

Raphaël had the opportunity to apply his legal knowledge during an internship with a lawyer specializing in commercial law and real estate law.

Raphaël holds a bilingual French/Dutch bachelor’s degree in law from the Université Saint-Louis Bruxelles. He subsequently obtained a master’s degree in law with a specialization in European law and private international law from the Université catholique de Louvain, graduating magna cum laude. This master’s program also provided an opportunity for them to do an Erasmus in Italy, in the city of Padua.