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Christine Fariña Lawyer

Career

2021 - present
Lawyer, Kaufmann Rüedi Attorneys at Law

2017
CAS in Compliance Management at HSG, University of St. Gallen

2015 - 2019
Legal Counsel and Compliance Officer, Legal Department, Infront Sports & Media

2008 - 2014
Legal Counsel, Disciplinary & Governance Department, Legal Affairs Division, FIFA

2007 - 2008
Lawyer, HütteLAW

2005 and 2006
Assistant to the Head of Disciplinary Services, Legal Services, UEFA

2005
MAS in Sport Administration and Technology at AISTS, Lausanne

2004
Law degree (lic. iur.), University of Geneva

Christine Fariña 

Christine Fariña
Lawyer

lic. iur. (Université de Genève)

CAS Compliance Management HSG
MAS Sport Administration/Technology

Expertise
Healthcare / Life Sciences, Compliance / White Collar Crime, IT/ICT and Data Protection , Corporate / M&A / Succession, International desk, Sports law, Legal translations

Languages
German, French, English, Spanish

+41 41 417 10 70
christine.farina@krlaw.ch
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FIFA's Illegal Transfer Rules

This is not the first time that the rules of football's world governing body FIFA have given rise to a legal dispute. On 4 October 2024, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the association's transfer rules unlawfully restrict the freedom of movement and residence of EU citizens as enshrined in the fundamental rights of the European Union. But what exactly does that mean? This article provides a brief overview of the ruling and gives an outlook on the implications of the judgement for FIFA.

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Due to the increasing flood of data, companies are increasingly employing external service providers for data processing. This article looks at whether and how specific agreements have to be made which concern data security and data protection.

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