Elisabeth Verbrugge

Counsel
Brussels
About

Elisabeth Verbrugge practices in the area of tech and sourcing. She has over 15 years of experience in the technology sector, combining her expertise as a lawyer with in-house legal and operational experience in tech sourcing and selling organisations, in both the private and public sector. Her key practice areas are data centres, tech contracting and related privacy, security and compliance matters.

Areas of FocusTechnologyTechnology and Commercial TransactionsData, Privacy and CybersecurityData Centers
Professional QualificationsAdvocate registered with the Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten bij de Balie te Brussel

EXPERIENCE

  • A major Belgian public company with its procurement of strategic managed IT services (infra, network, applications and workplace) and SOC/CSIRT.
  • An energy company on the legal structuring of a transformative ERP/CRM architecture redesign, moving away from standard platforms towards sector-specific solutions.
  • A company in the entertainment industry with the negotiation of a strategic agreement with a SaaS provider, providing comprehensive legal and strategic support in the negotiation of the legal, operational and commercial terms.
  • A key stakeholder in the Belgian U-Space ecosystem on regulatory and contractual aspects of the roll-out of a platform for U-Space information services and data exchange.
  • A Belgian headquartered IT services and consulting provider with global operations on the implementation of a common control framework across all EU Digital Decade legislation, with a particular focus on security, supply chain and contracting requirements under NIS2, CRA, Cybersecurity Act and AI Act.
  • An organisation in the Health sector on data-driven innovation and R&D initiatives, covering a multitude of legal topics including corporate structure, data transfer agreements and cooperation agreements.
Languages
  • Dutch
  • English
  • French
Education
  • University of Leuven (KUL), Master in Law, cum laude, 2008

Prior Experience

  • 2008 - 2016, Lead Lawyer, DLA Piper
  • 2016 - 2021, Supplier and Contract Management & General Management, Technology Company
  • 2021 - 2023, Director Consulting Services, IT and Business Consulting Firm
  • 2023 - 2024, Operational Director, Legal Services and Collection Firm

My latest insights

Publication

The DLA Piper Quick Guide to ERP Cloud migrations

19 June 2025 .1 minute read

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Phone

+32 2 500 1512
(Work, Brussels)
+32 486 569 720
(Mobile, Brussels)