Cassandra Matilde Fernandes Portugal, Switzerland About Cassandra Cassandra is the legal counsel and projects manager for an international non-profit association, Global Lottery Monitoring System, supporting the sports integrity efforts of its membership, primarily consisting of state lotteries, as well as sports organizations, public entities and suppliers of lotteries. She has worked in the inter governmental domain (European Union and the Council of Europe) , in a number of areas including Criminal law, sports law and data privacy. She gained her practical experience at law firms and inhouse in U.A.E., France and Portugal, as well as inter-governmental institutions including the European Commission and the Council of Europe. Cassandra has advised athletes on their contracts, transfers and represented them in sports disciplinary chambers. She has also worked with governments, law enforcement and lottery associations in implementing international treaties, compliance and sports law in general as a legal counsel in an intergovernmental organisation (Council of Europe) and in international associations. Cassandra passed the California bar exam in 2021, ACTIVITIES (MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS) • Qualified Football/Soccer Coach for U16 to regional seniors (France) • Visiting lecturer, M2 Sports law master, Aix-Marseille Centre for Sports Law (France) • Delegate, Council of Europe Committee for the Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions • Member, Cardiff University Alumni Association • Member, European Law Students Association Alumni EDUCATION • LLB Joint Honours Law and French, 2009, Cardiff University (UK) • MA European Law, 2010, University of Rennes 1 (France) • MA Business Law – Sports Law, 2011, University of Aix-Marseille (Paul Cézanne) (France) • LL.M. Business Law, 2019, University of California Berkeley School of Law (USA) Areas of Practice Arbitration data privacy gambling law human rights law sports law