Eveline Van den Abeele

Eveline Van den Abeele is a legal counsel at Rechtaan, an alternative legal service provider specializing in straightforward legal advice for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), scale-ups, and accountancy offices. Based in Belgium, Van den Abeele focuses primarily on corporate and commercial legal matters, offering comprehensive legal support to growing businesses.

As legal counsel at Rechtaan, Van den Abeele provides a wide range of legal services tailored to the needs of emerging and established businesses. Her practice encompasses multiple areas of business law, with particular emphasis on practical, accessible legal solutions for companies that may not require full-time in-house legal counsel.

Van den Abeele handles essential corporate documentation and structuring, including the drafting and review of shareholders' agreements and articles of association. Her corporate practice focuses on establishing proper legal foundations for businesses as they grow and evolve.

Her commercial practice spans contract drafting and review across various business contexts. This includes non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), service agreements, subcontractor agreements, licensing terms and conditions, and e-commerce terms and conditions for webshops. Van den Abeele also handles intellectual property transfer agreements and provides legal support in dispute situations, including the preparation of legal demand letters for matters such as unpaid invoices.

Van den Abeele assists organizations in developing comprehensive legal policies, including contract policies and authorized signatures policies. She has particular expertise in GDPR compliance documentation, helping businesses navigate data protection requirements through proper data processing terms and website documentation such as privacy policies, cookie policies, and legal disclaimers.

Through Rechtaan, Van den Abeele offers comprehensive legal risk management services, conducting 360-degree legal reviews of companies and providing proactive due diligence work to identify and mitigate potential legal issues before they become problems.

Van den Abeele also provides interim legal management services, offering temporary in-house legal support for organizations during transitions or peak periods when additional legal expertise is required.

Working under Rechtaan's model as an alternative legal service provider, Van den Abeele emphasizes providing straightforward, practical legal advice that is accessible to SMEs and growing companies. Her approach focuses on delivering essential legal services without the complexity and cost structures typically associated with traditional law firms, making professional legal counsel more accessible to businesses at various stages of development.

Eveline Van den Abeele is also a certified Data Protection Officer (DPO) in addition to being legal counsel. She founded Rechtaan in 2017, which was previously known as eLegal Consulting. She writes for BOSSY Magazine and has published articles on Medium describing herself as 'Law-aholic'.

Full name	Eveline Van den Abeele
Role	Legal counsel
Organization	Rechtaan
Country	Belgium
Industry	Legal
Specialties	Corporate Law · Commercial Contracts · GDPR Compliance · Legal Risk Management · Contract Drafting · Business Legal Advisory
Consulting rate	EUR 140 per hour
Bookable	Yes — via TinRate

• Indexation in contracts: What freelancers need to know — Freelancers In Belgium (2026-04-09)
  Eveline Van den Abeele, commercial legal expert at Rechtaan, provides guidance on contract indexation for freelancers.

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• What's the difference between a corporation and an LLC? (Corporate Law)
• How do I incorporate my business? (Corporate Law)
• How do I incorporate a business in Belgium? (Corporate Law)
• How to incorporate a business and what are the essential steps for company formation? (Corporate Law)
• How do I incorporate a company in Belgium step by step? (Corporate Law)
• What is a limited liability company (LLC)? (Corporate Law)
• What is corporate governance and what are the key responsibilities of a board of directors? (Corporate Law)
• What is corporate governance and why is it important? (Corporate Law)
• What is corporate governance and why is it important for companies? (Corporate Law)
• What is corporate governance and why is it important for businesses? (Corporate Law)

Expert	Role	Country	Rate	Languages
Arne Sabbe	Sports Lawyer / UCI Riders' Agent, Leyman Law & Sport / A&J All Sports	Belgium	EUR 130/hr	en, nl, fr
Arno Van Overberghe	Immigration Lawyer (Belgium), Voorrecht - Soenen Bruno BVBA	Belgium	EUR 100/hr	nl, fr, en
Axel Desmet	Tech & Commercial Lawyer, Cresco	Belgium	EUR 150/hr	en, nl
Ben Antonissen	Advocaat, Antonissen Advocaten	Netherlands	EUR 200/hr	nl, en, fr
Ben Leyman	Lawyer | Sports Lawyer | UCI Riders' Agent, Leyman Law & Sports | A&J All Sports	Belgium	EUR 150/hr	nl, en, fr
Benedicte Leroy	Legal Counsel, Noma advocaten	Belgium	EUR 250/hr	en, nl, fr

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• Eveline Van den Abeele - Founder (legal counsel and certified DPO) at Rechtaan
• Eveline Van den Abeele LinkedIn Post - Call Business Cases
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• Eveline Van Den Abeele Medium Profile - Law-aholic
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3. Rechtaan contact page mentioning Eveline as founder — accessed 2026-04-09
4. LinkedIn Profile — accessed 2026-04-09
5. Freelancers in Belgium Article — accessed 2026-04-09
6. Medium Profile — accessed 2026-04-09