Danique Knibbeler
Expertise
She advises on strategic regulatory aspects of data- and AI-driven initiatives, with a focus on governance and product design. She is known for high-impact privacy and AI advice, including large-scale data sharing, international transfers, agentic AI and automated decision-making, particularly within complex, highly regulated sectors such as financial institutions, government, defence and national security, as well as in advanced high-tech industries. She also advises on cybersecurity governance, cyber resilience and incident response. Danique represents clients before the Dutch Data Protection Authority and in administrative and civil proceedings.
Prior to joining NautaDutilh, she served as Global Data Protection Officer at NXP Semiconductors and held privacy roles in government and the healthcare sector, which underpins her pragmatic and business-focused approach. She completed the Grotius post-academic specialisation programme in Privacy Law (with honours), is a member of several legal associations in the fields of privacy and AI and regularly publishes on privacy-related topics.
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What others say
- "Danique Knibbeler provides excellent GDPR advice." The Legal 500, 2026
- "NautaDutilh provides hands-on and very customer-friendly support." The Legal 500, 2026
- "NautaDutilh's data privacy and protection team has a good understanding of its client's business." The Legal 500, 2026
- "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
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Memberships & ancillary functions
Danique is admitted to the Amsterdam Bar Association. She is a member of:
- AI Lawyers Association (VAI-A)
- Privacy Law Association (VPR)
- International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
- Young Privacy Lawyers Netherlands (JPAN)
- Dutch Association for Information Technology and Law (NVvIR)
- Dutch Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (NJCM)
She has also been selected as an expert for the European Data Protection Board's (EDPB) Support Pool of Experts (SPE).
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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).
