Research interests: International Financial Law, Corporate Law and Corporate Finance, Fintech Regulation, Law and Technology

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Selected publications:

I. Books

Lu, L., Towards Financial Superpower: China’s Financial Industry and Its Road to Internationalisation (Oxford University Press, 2025), forthcoming.

Lu, L., Global Fintech Revolution: Practice, Policy, and Regulation (Oxford University Press, 2024), 320 pages, ISBN: 9780198850144.

Lu, L., Private Lending in China: Practice, Law and Regulation of Shadow Banking and Alternative Finance (Routledge, 2019), 181 pages, ISBN: 9781138331655.

II. Research papers

Lu, L., ‘Towards Cashless Society: International Digital Currency Competition and Legal Framework’ (2024) International Lawyer (the official publication of the American Bar Association’s Section of International Law and Practice), forthcoming.

Lu, L., ‘The Law of Fintech: How Artificial Intelligence and Innovative Technologies Contribute to a Sustainable Financial Industry and Its Effective Regulation’ in Thomas Walker, Dieter Gramlich, and Akram Sadati (ed), Artificial Intelligence, Finance, and Sustainability: Economic, Ecological, and Ethical Implication (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024), pp. 243-263, ISBN: 9783031662041.

Lu, L., ‘Fintech Corporations: Defining the Practice and Regulation of Innovative Financial Enterprises – Part I’ (2024) Banking Law Journal, Vol. 141, 5, pp. 195-213.

Lu, L., ‘Fintech Corporations: Defining the Practice and Regulation of Innovative Financial Enterprises – Part II’ (2024) Banking Law Journal, Vol. 141, 6, pp. 259-269.

Lu, L., ‘Fintech Corporations: Defining the Practice and Regulation of Innovative Financial Enterprises – Part III’ (2024) Banking Law Journal, Vol. 141, 7, pp. 309-333.

Lu, L., & Ren, C. (2024). Innovating corporate share listing frameworks: a comparative study of SPAC regulatory regimes in the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Asia Pacific Law Review, 32(2), 436-458.

Lu, L., ‘International Fintech Centre (IFC): Competitive Advantages, Commercial Implications, and Regulatory Solutions’ (2024) Journal of Business Law, Issue 1, pp. 52-77, ISSN: 0021-9460.

Lu, L., ‘Reconceptualising Fintech: Technological Innovations in International Finance, Commercial Applications, and Legal Issues’ (2024) 39 Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation 14-25, ISSN: 1742-6812.

Lu, L., ‘Fintech: Technology-Enabled Financial Innovation for Digital Trade’ in David Collins and Michael Geist (ed), Research Handbook on Digital Trade (Edward Elgar, 2023), pp. 306-328, ISBN: 9781800884946.

Lu, L., ‘Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs): The Global Investment Mania, Corporate Practices, and Regulatory Responses’ (2023) Journal of Business Law, Issue 1, pp. 22-40, ISSN: 0021-9460 (with Ren, C.).

Lu, L., ‘Book Review: Fintech Regulation in China: Principles, Policies and Practices’ By Robin Hui Huang, (2023) 82 Cambridge Law Journal 191-194, ISSN: 0008-1973.

Lu, L., ‘Is It China’s Lehman Brothers Moment? Unveiling Evergrande Debt Crisis, Financial Risks, and Regulatory Implications’ (2022) 16 Law and Financial Markets Review 133-144, ISSN: 1752-1440 (with Keller, A.).

Lu, L., ‘Could the “Dragon” Now Fly Beyond Borders? Contextualizing Regulatory Aspects and Risks for China’s CBDC Cross-Border Use’ (2022) Tsinghua China Law Review, Vol.14:S, 19-44, ISSN: 2151-8904 (with Zhang, L.).

Lu, L., ‘Singapore’s SPAC Listing Regime: A Game Changer Or A Gap Filler?’ (2022) 50 Securities Regulation Law Journal 25-55, ISSN: 0097-9554 (with Zhang, L.).

Lu, L., ‘Stone From Other Mountains Can Polish Jade: How Chinese Securities Law Could Learn Lessons From US Experience to Enhance Investor Protection and Market Efficiency’ (2022) 37 Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation 145-154, ISSN: 1742-6812 (with Ren, C.).

Lu, L., ‘Singapore Exchange Embraces The Listing of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs): Motivations, Advantages, and Regulations’ (2022) 43 Company Lawyer 296-300, ISSN: 0144-1027.

Lu, L., ‘Beijing Stock Exchange and Multi-Tier Capital Markets: How China Alters Share Listing and Trading Rules to Promote SME Finance?’ (2022) 43 Company Lawyer 233-237, ISSN: 0144-1027 (with Ye, J.).

Lu, L., ‘Chinese Takeover Law: Revisiting the Director’s Duty of Care under Takeover Defence and the Business Judgment Rule’ (2021) 32 International Company and Commercial Law Review 603-625, ISSN: 0958-5214 (with Ren, C.).

Lu, L., “Maintaining Financial Market Stability during Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulatory Responses and Crisis Management Measures (2021) 36 Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation 516-524, ISSN: 1742-6812 (with Cappuzzello, S.).

Lu, L., ‘Digital Yuan: The Practice and Regulation of China’s Central Bank Digital Currency’ (2021) 36 Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law 601-603, ISSN: 0269-2694 (with Chen, H.).

Lu, L., ‘Regulating fintech corporations amidst Covid-19 pandemic: an analysis of Ant Group (Alipay)’s suspension of IPO and business restructuring’ (2021) 42 Company Lawyer 341-343, ISSN: 0144-1027 (with Zhang, L.).

Lu, L., ‘Do investors vote with their feet? Commenting on Deliveroo’s IPO on London Stock Exchange and the dual-class share structure’ (2021) 42 Company Lawyer 332-333, ISSN: 0144-1027 (with Yang, S.).

Lu, L., ‘PRC Securities Law 2020: Promoting More Efficient and Transparent Capital Markets in China’ (2021) 36 Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law 237-239, ISSN: 0269-2694.

Lu, L., ‘Reforming Corporate Share-Listing Rules in China: Understanding the Rationale and Advantages of the Registration-Based IPO Regime’ (2021) 42 Company Lawyer 236-237, ISSN: 0144-1027.

Lu, L., ‘The Rising Star in the East: Unveiling China’s Star Market, the Registration-Based IPO Regime, and Capital Markets Law Reform’ (2020) 31 International Company and Commercial Law Review 394-412, ISSN: 0958-5214.

Lu, L., ‘Promoting High-Tech Innovations through Capital Markets Law Reform: Deciphering the Sci-Tech Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange’ (2020) 35 Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law 140-143, ISSN: 0269-2694 (with Ye, N.).

Lu, L., ‘Building A Eurasian Capital Market: Understanding the Operating Mechanism and Legal Framework of Shanghai-London Stock Connect’ (2020) 35 Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation 67-74, ISSN: 1742-6812 (with Ye, N.).

Lu, L., ‘Shanghai-London Stock Connect: Operating Mechanism, Opportunities, and Challenges’ (2019) 34 Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law 684-687, ISSN: 0269-2694 (with Ye, N.).

Lu, L., ‘How to Harness A Unicorn? Demystifying China’s Reform of Share Listing Rules and Chinese Depositary Receipts (CDRs)’ (2019) 30 International Company and Commercial Law Review 454-470, ISSN: 0958-5214 (with Ye, N.).

Lu, L., ‘Promoting SME Finance in the Context of Fintech Revolution: A Case Study of the UK’s Practice and Regulation’ (2018) 33 Banking and Finance Law Review 317-343, ISSN: 0832-8722.

Lu, L., ‘Black Swans and Grey Rhinos: Demystifying China’s Financial Risks and the Financial Regulatory Reform’ (2018) 33 Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law 594-597, ISSN: 0269-2694.

Lu, L., ‘Chinese Depositary Receipts: What They Are, How They Work and Why This Represents a Golden Opportunity’ (2018) 33 Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law 529-532, ISSN: 0269-2694 (with Ye, N.).

Lu, L., ‘Solving the SME Financing Puzzle in the UK: Has Online P2P Lending Got the Midas Touch?’ (2018) 33 Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation 449-460, ISSN: 1742-6812.

Lu, L., ‘Shadow Banking for Cash-Strapped Entrepreneurs: A Study of Private Lending Agreements Under Chinese Contract Law’ (2018) Journal of Business Law, Issue 3, pp. 215-228, ISSN: 0021-9460.

Lu, L., ‘Bitcoin: Speculative Bubble, Financial Risk and Regulatory Response’ (2018) Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, Vol. 33(3), pp. 178-182, ISSN: 0269-2694.

Lu, L., ‘Decoding Alipay: Mobile Payments, A Cashless Society and Regulatory Challenges’ (2018) Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, Vol. 33(1), pp. 40-43, ISSN: 0269-2694.

Lu, L., ‘How A Little Ant Challenges Giant Banks? The Rise of Alipay (Ant Financial)’s FinTech Empire and Regulatory Options’ (2018) International Company and Commercial Law Review, Vol. 29(1), pp. 12-30, ISSN: 0958-5214.

Lu, L., ‘Book Review: Central Bank Regulation and the Financial Crisis: A Comparative Analysis’ by Miao Han, (2018) Journal of European Consumer and Market Law, Vol.7(3), pp. 130-131, ISSN: 2364-4710.

Lu, L., ‘Financial Technology and Challenger Banks in the UK: Gap Fillers or Real Challengers?’ (2017) Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation, Vol. 32(7), pp. 273-282, ISSN: 1742-6812.

Lu, L., ‘Unveiling China’s Stock Market Bubble: Margin Financing, the Leveraged Bull and Governmental Responses’ (2017) Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation, Vol.32(4), pp. 146-160, ISSN: 1742-6812 (with Lu, L.).

Lu, L., ‘Private Banks in China: Origin, Challenges and Regulatory Implications’ (2016) Banking and Finance Law Review, Vol. 31(3), pp.585-599, ISSN: 0832-8722.

Lu, L., ‘Runaway Bosses in China: Private Lending, Credit Crunches, and the Regulatory Response’ (2015) Financial Regulation International, Vol. 18(9), pp.1-13, ISSN: 1473-3323.

III. Online publications

Lu, L., ‘Is It the Next Lehman Brothers Moment? The Evergrande Debt Crisis and Regulatory Precaution’ Oxford University Business Law Blog, 3 August 2023 (with Keller, A.)

Lu, L., ‘SPACs: The Global Investment Mania and Regulatory Responses’ Duke University Financial Economics Center – The FinReg Blog, 30 June 2023 (with Ren,)

Lu, L., ‘Beijing Stock Exchange: How China Reforms Share Listing and Trading Rules to Promote SME Finance?’ Duke University Financial Economics Center – The FinReg Blog, 8 March 2022 (with Ye,)

Lu, L., ‘China Experiments with Cross-Border Payments of Central Bank Digital Currencies’ Columbia Law School’s Blog On Corporations And The Capital Markets, 17 December 2021 (with Zhang, AL.)

Lu, L., ‘The Cross-Border Use of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs): China’s Experiment and Regulatory Challenges’ Oxford University Business Law Blog, 16 November 2021 (with Zhang, AL.)

Lu, L., ‘Why Singapore Exchange’s Embrace of SPAC Listings Is a Game Changer’ Columbia Law School’s Blog On Corporations And The Capital Markets, 27 September 2021 (with Zhang, AL.)

Lu, L., ‘Enforcing Anti-Monopoly Law Against Big Tech in China: A Case Study of Alibaba’s $2.8bn Fine from SAMR’ Oxford University Business Law Blog, 28 April 2021 (with Zhang, AL.)

Lu, L., ‘Chinese Depositary Receipts: Attracting the Listing of Tech Unicorn Companies Through Securities Law Reform’ Duke University School of Law Global Financial Markets Centre, 13 September 2018 (with Ye, N.)