Daniella Strik leads the litigation, arbitration, and investigations practice at Linklaters, which excels in handling the full gamut of finance-related disputes for financial institutions. The team has a lot of experience in securities, banking, and cartel damages litigation, as well as expertise in class actions and private enforcement actions. Strik has recently launched a global collective redress group at the firm, which is one of her specialisms; she is also well versed in investor state disputes. Gerard Meijer is an authority in Dutch arbitration. Bart Fleuren leads the Supreme Court practice and has extensive experience in financial and corporate litigation.

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  • ‘Daniella Strik and her team are able to handle multiple complex cases at the same time, which is very impressive. This team are able to work under high pressure and stay approachable. They always think of a new strategy to deliver top-notch work.’

  • ‘The team led by Daniella Strik is highly professional, dedicated to the targeted goal, responsible and reliable.’

  • ‘We especially appreciated our cooperation with Daniella Strik. She was able to structure and organise her team to deliver an excellent service to the client and was responsive to the client's requests.’

Key clients

  • Non-executive directors of Airbus SE
  • The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc
  • Zimmer GmbH
  • Air-France
  • DPA Group B.V.
  • Clearstream Banking AG and Deutsche Börse AG
  • Glencore International AG
  • Madison Pacific
  • Metinvest B.V.

Work highlights

  • Represented Steinhoff in the defence of all Dutch class and individual actions initiated against it in relation to EUR 12bn value securities claims following the disclosure of accounting irregularities.
  • Represented Credit Suisse in its successful USD 450m credit bid proceedings in relation to the Ruyi Textile group before the Netherlands Commercial Court.
  • Representing Madison Pacific in interim injunctive proceedings in relation to a credit facility with an outstanding amount of USD 350m.

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Practice head

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Daniella Strik

Other key lawyers

Gerard Meijer, Bart Fleuren