Stijn De Meulenaer has obtained a Law Degree from the University of Ghent (1996) and a Master’s degree in Criminology from the University of Liège (1998). After a short career at the University of Liège (1997-1999), he became a lawyer in Brussels (1998) with the law firms Loeff Claeys Verbeke (currently Allen & Overy Belgium), Altius and Lawfort.
In 2010 he set up the Ghent practice of Everest.