D.A.M.H.W. Strik (Daniella)

Prof. Daniella Strik is professor International Litigation.

The chair International Litigation focuses on significant litigation concerning the position of corporations, the stakeholders involved and corporate governance, with a particular focus on ESG/sustainability.

Strik has worked as a lawyer since 1996. She started her career at NautaDutilh, from 2005 as a partner. From 2010, she has been a partner at the international law firm Linklaters LLP, where she set up and leads the Dutch litigation department. She also leads Linklaters' global group in the field of class actions. She assists companies in complex, international disputes, with a special focus on class actions and ESG.

In addition to her career in the legal profession, Strik has always remained active academically. In 2010, she obtained her PhD in Rotterdam with a dissertation on the foundations of directors' liability. Strik has also published widely in the field of corporate governance, (corporate) litigation and ESG, especially in an international perspective. Strik has also been a board member of various associations in the field of corporate litigation and arbitration. She was also a member of the Combined Committee on Company Law (‘Gecombineerde Commissie Vennootschapsrecht’), which advises various Dutch ministries and the parliament on draft laws and legislative proposals on behalf of the NoVA and the KNB. Strik regularly lectures at conferences. She has also been a regular guest lecturer at various universities and the Grotius Academy.

Daniella Strik studied law at Utrecht University (1996) and business economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam (1997).

In 2024 Daniella Strik received a grant from the Christine Mohrmann Fund.