Dipl.-iur. Daria Gladkov
Consultant
Telephone: +49 30 20 91 29 70
Email: gladkov@consilium.media
Lawyer Daria Gladkov specialises in strategic communication in legally sensitive and multidimensionally complex proceedings with economic and social implications. As part of interdisciplinary communication strategies, she develops and manages public narratives that support legal arguments and contribute to long-term reputation goals. She advises national and international clients on the targeted positioning, protection and restoration of their corporate and personal reputation – in both civil and criminal proceedings.
A key part of her advisory practice involves supporting companies in reorganisation and restructuring situations. In addition, she assists with the strategic implementation of ESG standards and with communicating responses to socio-political developments with intercultural implications.
Before joining CONSILIUM, the lawyer (LMU Munich) worked in print, online, radio and TV media, including for the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Bayerischer Rundfunk and the ProSiebenSat.1 media group. During the coronavirus pandemic and the flood disaster in the Ahr region, Daria Gladkov was responsible for cross-media media and public relations work for the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Minister-President.
Excerpt from consulting practice and areas of focus
- Implementation of new compliance structures
At a global top management consultancy, including the development of internal and external communication strategies and risk and opportunity analyses in a regulatory context. - Transformation support in healthcare
In particular, in the context of hospital reforms and related M&A processes, with a focus on (senior) strategic communication – both internal and external – and support for successful due diligence. - Enhancing reputation
A nationally renowned NGO in the process of becoming certified as a Trusted Flagger under the Digital Services Act. - Crisis communication
In the run-up to a search by the public prosecutor's office on the basis of preliminary investigations into accounting errors in annual financial statements. - Litigation-PR
As part of a multi-layered patent law action against an Asian corporation; Supporting the dispute through strategic preventive communication and ensuring confidentiality vis-à-vis the German-speaking media.
In the context of a family dispute over the inheritance of a billion-pound service company and ongoing strategic communication support for the defendant. - Intercultural market entry communication
For shipbuilding and yacht building companies from the Middle East entering the DACH market, taking into account political reservations and local market and target group requirements.
Lectures/Talks
- "Litigation-PR"
Lecture as part of the course "Legal Dispute Resolution" of the international executive master's program "European Film Business and Law" of the Erich Pommer Institute (24 May 2025) - "Berlin Discussion with the BND"
Moderation of the stage discussion with Wolfgang Ischinger and Georg Heil (11 March 2025) - "Legal Communication Summit 2024"
Conference moderation of the event (19 November 2024) - "Legal Finance - a Force for the Good? Trends and Developments in Funding ESG Claims"
Panel discussion at the Nivalion Legal Finance Summit in Frankfurt (27 September 2023) - "Crisis management and dispute resolution"
Expert talk at the DIS40 Autumn Conference in Berlin (15 September 2023) - "Social Media in the Crisis"
Lecture as part of a seminar on crisis communication for a nationwide charity organization (22 September 2022) - "GDPR & Media Pressure with Public Prosecutors"
Lecture as part of a seminar on crisis communication for a nationwide charity (21 September 2022)