Dr Lerong Lu is an Associate Professor of Law at the King’s College London, specialising in International Financial Law and FinTech Regulation.
Dr Lu is the author of three books: Private Lending in China (Routledge, 2019), Global FinTech Revolution (Oxford University Press, 2024), and Towards Financial Superpower (Oxford University Press, 2025). He has published over 50 articles in edited volumes and academic journals. His research has been supported by leading funding bodies, including the British Academy and the Leverhulme Trust. Dr Lu also serves as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Law, Ethics & Technology, and acts as an External Examiner for PhD and LLM programmes at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) and other Russell Group universities.
Dr Lu is a recognised public voice on global financial regulation and FinTech policy. His expert commentary has appeared in major international media outlets, including the BBC, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, and The Straits Times. He regularly advises governments, central banks, financial regulators, and international organisations across Asia and Europe on legal reform and innovation policy. He also provides expert advice to the Law Society of England and Wales and the American Bar Association on LawTech and FinTech training for legal professionals.
Before joining King’s, Dr Lu taught law at the Universities of Bristol and Leeds. He studied law and financial economics in China and the UK, holding a PhD and an LLM (with Distinction) from the University of Leeds as well as dual bachelor degrees in Law and Economics from the ECUPL. He is a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
中文简介：吕乐融，男，法学博士，伦敦国王学院（King’s College London）法学院副教授、博士生导师，法律与科技硕士项目主任，英国高等教育学会会士。主要研究领域为国际金融法、金融监管、公司金融及法律与科技。曾任教于英国利兹大学、布里斯托大学等多所QS世界百强名校，长期参与国际学术与政策对话，受邀在牛津大学、剑桥大学、清华大学、新加坡国立大学等知名学府发表演讲，并接受BBC 、彭博社、《华尔街日报》、《海峡时报》等国际主流媒体专访。已在英文法学期刊发表论文五十余篇，出版三部英文专著：《Private Lending in China》（Routledge，2018）、《Global Fintech Revolution》（牛津大学出版社，2024）及《Towards Financial Superpower》（牛津大学出版社，2025）。
- Address: The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London, Somerset House East Wing, Strand, London W2CR 2LS, UK
- E-mail: lerong.lu@kcl.ac.uk
Dr Lerong Lu 