Erik De Herdt Email & Phone Number

Brussels, BE

Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België

Brussels Area, Belgium

In this role, Erik is helping the company with legal support, contract negotiations, litigation management, and strategic & regulatory advice while acting as SPOC for regulatory authorities. He actively contributes to the business as part of the management team. Projects include #connectivity, #VHCN, #NGN, #NGA, #access, #darkfiber, #IRU, #5G, #FTTH.

Brussels Area, Belgium

Lex.be is a legal tech provider with innovative platform bringing together legal professionals around a unique interface with authentic enriched legal content. Some talk about "the Google of Legal". Whatever they say, lex.be is pioneering automation and AI to offer easy access to judiciary, convert dead data into legal intelligence, comply with regulation.

Brussels Area, Belgium

Brussels (HQ) - Worldwide (business)

Contributed to revenue growth (from €2M to near €20M) and shareholder value in managing Legal & Regulatory Affairs team with worldwide responsibility, including:- Leadership with P&L responsibility & people management overseeing a team of 4 qualified lawyers and paralegals.- SPOC for all National Regulatory Authorities and Numbering Administrations.

Belgium, Germany, Bulgaria, Asia

• Managing Legal Affairs with global responsibility, including:
• Managing and coordinating corporate transactions (incorporation of new companies, capital increases, restructuring);
• Financial law (corporate loan facility);
• Risk management and prevention, supervising and co-ordination of litigation with outside counsel;
• Legal support to commercial transactions, contract drafting and negotiation (development of integrated circuits)
• Advising on strategic decisions and construction of new deals;

Brussels, Luxembourg, Paris, London

• Contributed to growth of the company to become the first profitable new entrant on the Belgian telecom market:
• Member of pan-European Legal Affairs and Regulatory Affairs team
• Providing for legal support to international and national commercial transactions;
• Contract drafting and negotiation of general commercial contracts (such as lease, teaming, alliance, option) and telecom services contracts in particular (interconnection, master services, wholesales, traffic exchange.
• Advising to strategic decisions and construction of new deals (competition and corporate law issues); advising on compliance with applicable legislation and internal rules and policies; supervising and co-ordination of.
• Advocating for a political and legal environment to maximise competitive advantage and operating performance, e.g. with regard to universal service, voice over IP, new regulatory framework, broadband access and.

Benelux

• Managing EDS (now HP) Legal Affairs in Belgium and Luxembourg (150M USD), including:
• Providing for legal support to commercial transactions (member of internal qualification process team, involvement proposal teams, risk assessments);
• Contract drafting, negotiation and administration, particularly in IT services contracts (outsourcing, business process management, facilities management, systems development and integration, consulting, licensing.
• Advising to strategic decisions and construction of new deals;
• Mergers and acquisitions and integration of assets and liabilities into local legal entities (asset transfer);
• Advising on compliance with applicable legislation and internal rules and policies;

Master'S Degree, European Law

Certificat d'études juridiques

Master, Law

Activities and Societies: Sofia (Students Association in Law)