Danique Knibbeler
Expertise
Prior to joining our firm, Danique gained extensive practical experience as in-house counsel and data protection officer in various sectors. She has worked for various government institutions, a health insurance company and as a Global Data Protection Officer at an international high-tech company, where she also advised on privacy legislation outside the European Union. This experience enables Danique to provide advice that closely aligns with practice.
Danique has successfully completed several courses: Privacy Officer in 2018 (Outvie), Certified Data Protection Officer in 2019 (Outvie), the post-academic Grotius specialisation course in Privacy Law (cum laude) in 2021 and the specialisation course Cybercrime & Cybersecurity at Leiden University in 2024.
She is admitted to the Amsterdam Bar Association and is a member of various associations, including the Privacy Law Association (VPR), the AI Lawyers Association (VAI-A), Young Privacy Lawyers Netherlands (JPAN), the Dutch Association for Information Technology and Law (NVvIR) and the Dutch Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (NJCM). She has also been selected as an expert for the European Data Protection Boards's (EDPB) Support Pool of Experts (SPE).
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What others say
- ‘Joris Willems and Sarah Zadeh are stand-out names, and Danique Knibbeler is rising in the ranks. You feel in good hands when in theirs!’
The Legal 500, 2025 - ‘Danique Knibbeler and Joris Willems provide comprehensive privacy advice, both from the perspective of the Netherlands and GDPR. The unique feature is that the data protection practice is very closely aligned with the technology practice, hence there is a holistic approach to the tech/privacy challenges and intersection.’
The Legal 500, 2025 - ‘Danique Knibbeler and Joris Willems provide for a great complementary set of expertise in terms of European/Netherlands data privacy advice. Danique also explores emerging new domains like the intersection of privacy and diversity and is a recognised privacy expert in the Netherlands.’
The Legal 500, 2025
- ‘Joris Willems and Sarah Zadeh are stand-out names, and Danique Knibbeler is rising in the ranks. You feel in good hands when in theirs!’
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Publications & media
- Danique ’Contributed a commentary to the Sdu Juridisch journal regarding the judgment of the Rotterdam District Court on 13 November 2024 in the case of SDBN against Amazon. This case involves collective damages actions under the GDPR and WAMCA (Dutch Act on Collective Settlement of Mass Claims). The court is intending to refer preliminary questions to the CJEU concerning, among other things, the requirement of a mandate under article 80 GDPR
- Collective compensation actions under the GDPR
This article looks at recent legal developments in relation to collective redress for breaches of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In particular, it examines the interpretation of Article 80 of the GDPR, which allows interest groups to act on behalf of data subjects. The article analyses the historical context and explanation of this article, as well as its relationship with the Directive on representative actions. It also discusses the implications of recent litigation, including that against TikTok. The authors argue that the European legislator has deliberately avoided allowing collective damages without a mandate in order to prevent a potential culture of litigation. The conclusions of the Amsterdam court in the TikTok case are questioned, and the article anticipates further rulings that will hopefully provide more clarity on this complicated legal issue. Read the full article for in-depth analysis and updates on ongoing cases (in Dutch).
