Simon Claes is a Senior Legal Consultant at BDO Belgium since June 2021, bringing extensive legal experience from previous roles as an Advocaat at Portico Lawyers and as an Advocaat-Stagiair at Advocaten Leuven. Early legal foundations were established during a legal internship at Halbeecker Advocaten and a summer placement at FOD Financiën - SPF Finances. Simon's educational background includes studying law at KU Leuven and enhancing language skills through a French refresher course for legal professionals at the Instituut voor Levende Talen Leuven, along with studies at the LSF French Language School in Montpellier.