School of Law

Dr Pier Mario Lupinu

  • Lecturer in Commercial Law (Law)

Biography

Pier Mario Lupinu Dr., holds a Ph.D. in Banking and Finance Law jointly at the University of Luxembourg, where he lectured European Banking Law, and at Roma Tre University. He is currently employed as a Lecturer in Commercial Law at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. 

Prior to this, he worked as a Banking and Finance Knowledge Lawyer at Clifford Chance Luxembourg and in legal positions for several EU institutions and agencies, such as the European Central Bank, the Single Resolution Board, the European Investment Bank and the European Commission. 

He has been a young researcher at the European Banking Institute, and he spent research visits at UNIDROIT in Rome, the Leibniz Institute SAFE at the Goethe University Frankfurt (DAAD funded) and the Columbia Law School in New York.

Research interests

Commercial Law, Insolvency Law

Banking and Finance Law, Bank Resolution, Bank Supervision, Liquidity, Central Banking, Payment Systems, FinTech, Digital Assets, Sustainability

SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=3329048

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=AQbgajQAAAAJ&hl=it&oi=ao

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pier-Mario-Lupinu

Academia.Edu: https://uni-lu.academia.edu/PierMarioLupinu

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/pmlupinu

Publications

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Number of items: 11.

2026

Lupinu, Pier Mario ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6540 and Corgatelli, Michele ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6835-8719 (2026) Discretionary portfolio management, pre-contractual and periodic sustainability disclosures in the EU and the UK. In: Larrea, Gonzalo, Agostini, Federica and Serdaris, Konstantinos (eds.) EU Corporate Sustainability Law. Springer Cham. (Accepted for Publication)

Lupinu, Pier Mario ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6540 (2026) Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL): a global overview of architecture, consumer vulnerabilities and regulatory response. TechREG Chronicle, June(2026),

Lupinu, Pier Mario ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6540 (2026) Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL): dal credito al consumo “invisibile” alle nuove tutele del T.U.B. Il Foro Italiano, 5, pp. 327-334.

Lupinu, Pier Mario ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6540 (2026) Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). Article 74: Orderly wind-down of crypto-asset service providers. In: Lehmann, Matthias and Kumpan, Christoph (eds.) European Financial Services Law: Article-by-Article Commentary, 2nd edition. Nomos, in cooperation with C.H. Beck and Hart (Bloomsbury). ISBN 9783756022571

Lupinu, Pier Mario ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6540 (2026) Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). Article 79: Placing of crypto-assets. In: Lehmann, Matthias and Kumpan, Christoph (eds.) European Financial Services Law: Article-by-Article Commentary, 2nd edition. Nomos, in cooperation with C.H. Beck and Hart (Bloomsbury). ISBN 9783756022571

Lupinu, Pier Mario ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6540 (2026) Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). Article 80: Reception and transmission of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients. In: Lehmann, Matthias and Kumpan, Christoph (eds.) European Financial Services Law: Article-by-Article Commentary, 2nd edition. Nomos, in cooperation with C.H. Beck and Hart (Bloomsbury). ISBN 9783756022571

Lupinu, Pier Mario ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6540 (2026) Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). Article 82: Providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients. In: Lehmann, Matthias and Kumpan, Christoph (eds.) European Financial Services Law: Article-by-Article Commentary, 2nd edition. Nomos, in cooperation with C.H. Beck and Hart (Bloomsbury). ISBN 9783756022571

Lupinu, Pier Mario ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6540 (2026) Retail central bank digital currencies (rCBDCs): a comparative taxonomy of models and implementation strategies. Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation, 41(5), pp. 139-149.

2025

Lupinu, Pier Mario ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6540 (2025) Money talks: how the digital euro redefines payments and information in the modern economy. European Business Law Review, 36(5), pp. 779-798. (doi: 10.54648/eulr2025051)

Lupinu, Pier Mario ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6540 (2025) Navigating uncharted waters: the implementation of the EU Directive on Preventive Restructuring Frameworks in Luxembourg. HERO (Herstructurering and Recovery Online), 22 Apr.

Lupinu, Pier Mario ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6540 (2025) Post-Resolution Liquidity in the European Banking Union – Status Quo, Comparative Analysis, and Proposals. Springer Nature. (Accepted for Publication)

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Number of items: 11.

Articles

Lupinu, Pier Mario ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6540 (2026) Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL): a global overview of architecture, consumer vulnerabilities and regulatory response. TechREG Chronicle, June(2026),

Lupinu, Pier Mario ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6540 (2026) Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL): dal credito al consumo “invisibile” alle nuove tutele del T.U.B. Il Foro Italiano, 5, pp. 327-334.

Lupinu, Pier Mario ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6540 (2026) Retail central bank digital currencies (rCBDCs): a comparative taxonomy of models and implementation strategies. Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation, 41(5), pp. 139-149.

Lupinu, Pier Mario ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6540 (2025) Money talks: how the digital euro redefines payments and information in the modern economy. European Business Law Review, 36(5), pp. 779-798. (doi: 10.54648/eulr2025051)

Lupinu, Pier Mario ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6540 (2025) Navigating uncharted waters: the implementation of the EU Directive on Preventive Restructuring Frameworks in Luxembourg. HERO (Herstructurering and Recovery Online), 22 Apr.

Books

Lupinu, Pier Mario ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6540 (2025) Post-Resolution Liquidity in the European Banking Union – Status Quo, Comparative Analysis, and Proposals. Springer Nature. (Accepted for Publication)

Book Sections

Lupinu, Pier Mario ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6540 and Corgatelli, Michele ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6835-8719 (2026) Discretionary portfolio management, pre-contractual and periodic sustainability disclosures in the EU and the UK. In: Larrea, Gonzalo, Agostini, Federica and Serdaris, Konstantinos (eds.) EU Corporate Sustainability Law. Springer Cham. (Accepted for Publication)

Lupinu, Pier Mario ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6540 (2026) Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). Article 74: Orderly wind-down of crypto-asset service providers. In: Lehmann, Matthias and Kumpan, Christoph (eds.) European Financial Services Law: Article-by-Article Commentary, 2nd edition. Nomos, in cooperation with C.H. Beck and Hart (Bloomsbury). ISBN 9783756022571

Lupinu, Pier Mario ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6540 (2026) Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). Article 79: Placing of crypto-assets. In: Lehmann, Matthias and Kumpan, Christoph (eds.) European Financial Services Law: Article-by-Article Commentary, 2nd edition. Nomos, in cooperation with C.H. Beck and Hart (Bloomsbury). ISBN 9783756022571

Lupinu, Pier Mario ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6540 (2026) Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). Article 80: Reception and transmission of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients. In: Lehmann, Matthias and Kumpan, Christoph (eds.) European Financial Services Law: Article-by-Article Commentary, 2nd edition. Nomos, in cooperation with C.H. Beck and Hart (Bloomsbury). ISBN 9783756022571

Lupinu, Pier Mario ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6540 (2026) Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). Article 82: Providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients. In: Lehmann, Matthias and Kumpan, Christoph (eds.) European Financial Services Law: Article-by-Article Commentary, 2nd edition. Nomos, in cooperation with C.H. Beck and Hart (Bloomsbury). ISBN 9783756022571

This list was generated on Thu Jul 2 14:33:04 2026 BST.

Prior publications

Article

Pier Mario Lupinu (2026) Boom review: Digital Assets and the Law: Fiat Money in the Era of Digital Currency Crossref. (doi: 10.2139/ssrn.6802299)

Pier Mario Lupinu (2026) European Financial Services Law: Article-by-Article Commentary (Artt. 74, 79, 80, 82 MiCAR) SSRN Electronic Journal Crossref. (doi: 10.2139/ssrn.6838260)

Lupinu, Pier Mario (2022) Banche e stabilità finanziaria: i criteri di idoneità per il top management ; Banks and financial stability: the eligibility criteria for the top management BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine.

Lupinu, Pier Mario (2021) Digital Euro: opportunity or (legal) challenge? BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine.

(2021) The impact of Brexit on “bail-inable” liabilities under English law Queen Mary Law Journal Pier Mario Lupinu. (doi: 10.26494/qmlj72467)

Lupinu, Pier Mario (2021) The impact of Brexit on “bail-inable” liabilities under English law BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine.

(2020) Exploring Governance Issues between the SRB and the ESM in the Use of the Common Backstop SSRN Electronic Journal Pier Mario Lupinu. ISSN 1556-5068 (doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3746884)

Lupinu, Pier Mario (2020) Exploring Governance Issues between the SRB and the ESM in the Use of the Common Backstop BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine.

(2020) The Flow of Information Among Authorities Involved in the Banking Union’s Resolution Procedure: The Case of the SRB and the ECB SSRN Electronic Journal Pier Mario Lupinu. ISSN 1556-5068 (doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3647246)

Lupinu, Pier Mario (2020) The Flow of Information Among Authorities Involved in the Banking Union’s Resolution Procedure: The Case of the SRB and the ECB BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine.

(2020) The impact of Brexit on “bail-inable” liabilities under English law SSRN Electronic Journal Pier Mario Lupinu. ISSN 1556-5068 (doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3628332)

Book Section

Pier Mario Lupinu, Anna Machura-Urbaniak (2024) NGEU and the international role of the euro Crossref. (doi: 10.4337/9781035328161.00033)

Lupinu, P.M., Machura-Urbaniak, A. (2024) NGEU and the international role of the euro Research Handbook on Post Pandemic Eu Economic Governance and Ngeu Law Scopus - Elsevier. ISBN 9781035328154 9781035328161 (doi: 10.4337/9781035328161.00033)

Lupinu, Pier Mario (2022) Chapter 3. Judicial consequences for the enforcement of administrative decisions in multilevel regulatory systems: The case of the Single Resolution Mechanism BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine. (doi: 10.5771/9783748930365-51)

Lupinu, Pier Mario (2022) Chapter 3. Judicial consequences for the enforcement of administrative decisions in multilevel regulatory systems: The case of the Single Resolution Mechanism BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine.

Lupinu, Pier Mario (2022) From Branches to Subsidiaries: Post-brexit Enforcement of Subsidiarisation in the European Union BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine. (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-17077-5_14)

Lupinu, Pier Mario (2022) From Branches to Subsidiaries: Post-brexit Enforcement of Subsidiarisation in the European Union BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine. (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-17077-5)

Other

Lupinu, Pier Mario, Machura-Urbanik, Anna (2024) The Next Generation EU (NGEU) as a Catalyst for the Promotion of the International Role of the Euro ... BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine. (doi: 10.5281/zenodo.10650769)

Lupinu, Pier Mario, Machura-Urbanik, Anna (2024) The Next Generation EU (NGEU) as a Catalyst for the Promotion of the International Role of the Euro ... BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine. (doi: 10.5281/zenodo.10650768)

Lupinu, P.M., Machura-Urbaniak, A. (2023) The Next Generation EU (NGEU) as a Catalyst for the Promotion of the International Role of the Euro Ssrn Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 15565068 (doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4365780)

Bork, Reinhard et al. (2022) Harmonisation of transaction avoidance laws ; Harmonizacja przepisów o zaskarżaniu i bezskuteczności czynności dłużnika BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine.

Report

Lupinu, Pier Mario, Machura, Anna (2023) The Next Generation EU (NGEU) as a catalyst for the promotion of the international role of the euro BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine.

Grants

Previously held awards:

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) Short Term Research Grant - Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE at the Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany (Feb-Apr 2022) 

Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Training - Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) in Barcelona, Spain (Jul 2019) 

Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Training - HSE University - Faculty of Law in Moscow, Russia (Jun 2019)

Supervision

Current Ph.D. supervisions:

Zheng Ying

Liwen Xu

  • Ying, Zheng
    Comparison of Involuntary Creditor Relief under Limited Liability in China and the UK

Teaching

LLB:

Business Organisations

LLM:

International Capital Markets Law - LAW5014

Banking Regulation - LAW5042

The Law of Secured Finance - LAW5019

International Insolvency Law - LAW5212

 

Professional activities & recognition

Prizes, awards & distinctions

  • : Pierre Werner Scholarship (Fondation du Luxembourg)

Research fellowships

  • 2021: Higher Education Academy

Professional & learned societies

  • 2025: Early Career Member, Society of Legal Scholars
  • 2025: Academic Member, INSOL International
  • 2025: Individual Member, European Law Institute

Additional information

Pierre Werner Scholarship, Fondation Pierre Werner under the aegis of Fondation de Luxembourg (Oct 2021)