Stan Brijs

• Chambers Europe 2025

'Stan Brijs is a very serious and determined lawyer and partner.'

'Stan Brijs is a great lawyer. He has profound knowledge of the industry and is a highly skilled lawyer with superb communication skills.'

'Stan Brijs is an excellent lawyer and strategic thinker. He is also a very nice person.'

'Stan Brijs is very levelheaded and pragmatic.'

• The Legal 500, 2025

'Stan Brijs really stands out in the courtroom, he is well prepared and his pleadings are always to the point, sincere and convincing.'

'The service Stan Brijs, Bram Van Cauwenberge and Lore Van Hoegarden offered was exceptional. Our Dispute started at the end of November and had a crucial phase during the Christmas and New Years Eve Holidays. Although it was that time of the year, he was always available for advice or actions.'

Stan regularly publishes on selected topics of insolvency law, the enforcement of judgments and civil procedure. He has also lectured in these areas at KU Leuven's Institute for Insolvency Law, of which he is a member.

He has been appointed to serve as an expert witness in Belgian law before foreign courts. Stan has also acted as an expert in several legislative projects relating to insolvency.

Stan is a member of the editorial board (section Insolvency) of the Revue de Droit Commercial/Tijdschrift voor Handelsrecht and other reviews.

Stan graduated from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) in 1993 and was admitted to the Brussels Bar that same year. Subsequently, he received an LL.M from the University of Chicago in 1995. From 1996 to 1999, he was an advisor in the cabinet of the Belgian Minister of Justice. Stan joined NautaDutilh in 2003 and was named a partner in 2007.