Brinkhof manages a wide array of IT needs, covering areas like multimedia-related matters, artificial intelligence, DevOps, industry-specific SaaS solutions and software licensing audits. The firm is actively engaged in cross-border outsourcing projects, IT challenges in the financial services industry and disputes related to outsourcing. The team is led by founding partner Eliane De Vilder, alongside Wieke Van Angeren and Teun Burgers. De Vilder is an expert in commercial contracts concerning software and IT, and is adept at overseeing complex outsourcing projects and agreements. Van Angeren excels in the outsourcing of critical business functions, licensing and IT legal disputes, serving a client base that includes major financial institutions and TMT companies. Burgers, who became a partner in January 2023, is recognised for his skill in negotiating and drafting complex agreements.

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Key clients

Accenture
Booz Allen Hammilton
Cenosco
Comcast
De Lage Landen
DMFCO
ERIKS
Evos
FarmTrace
Google
Intertrust
Liberators
Lynx
Metrological
Nedap
Rocket Software
RTL Group
Solynta
Tracepoint
Transdev

Work highlights

Advised Google on IT and outsourcing work, including the negotiation of the conclusion of a major contract with the Dutch government.
Assisted Nedap in its participation in multi-jurisdictional tenders.
Assisted ERIKS, an international industrial engineering and logistics company, in the retender of business-critical global IT Operations, representing it in all negotiations with the chosen supplier, Cognizant.