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Alessandra

Baldacchino

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Alessandra is an Associate at Global Counsel. She has a background in public policy and European studies, and has experience working in government, private sector and European organisations. She joined Global Counsel from the European Asylum Support Office, where she supported the Executive Office, and has previously worked at the Malta High Commission in London during Malta’s first Presidency of the Council of the EU, as well as the European Parliament Information Office in Valletta.

At Global Counsel, Alessandra specialises in Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT), helping to support clients on policy areas such as online harms and the future of work.

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