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GLMS Appoints Cassandra Matilde Fernandes as its New Legal and Projects Manager

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February 27, 2020

Niji Narayan

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GLMS has appointed Cassandra Matilde Fernandes as its new Legal and Projects Manager.

Cassandra is a jurist, with an LLM from UC Berkeley, Masters in European law and in Sports law, an LLB in Law and French from Cardiff University. Her professional career in sports law and consultancy includes law firms in Paris, Lisbon and the European Commission.

Most recently, she was a legal counsel and Senior Project Manager at the Sports conventions division at the Council of Europe. She was previously the project manager of a European and then global project, Keep Crime out of Sport (KCOOS). In her spare time, she plays football and is a CFF3 level coach.

“We are happy to welcome Cassandra in our team. Her legal background, her awareness of the sports integrity policies, as well as her experience with intergovernmental institutions such as the Council of Europe will, for sure, be a great asset for our growing association,” GLMS President Ludovico Calvi said.

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Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.