Urs Lendermann

Professor Urs Lendermann is a distinguished legal scholar specializing in European Banking and Commercial Law at the Deutsche Bundesbank University of Applied Sciences since 2014. He also serves as Head of the Module "Financial, Regulatory and Legal Environment" for the Diploma of Advanced Studies in Banking at the University of Zurich. Previously, he worked as a Senior Specialist at the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) from 2010-2013, focusing on solvency and capital requirements for banks.

• Doctorate in Law (PhD) from the University of Zurich (2012)
• Second State Examination in Law (Bar Exam) at the Higher Regional Court in Coblenz (2006)
• First State Examination in Law at the Higher Regional Court in Cologne (2004)
• Law Studies at the Universities of Münster, Lausanne and Cologne
• Trained as a Bank Clerk, First rank in 1999, Honors from the Chambers of Industry and Commerce in North Rhine-Westphalia

Professor Lendermann's research focuses on critical challenges in financial regulation, particularly the "too-big-to-fail" problem in the financial sector, regulating systemically important banks, bank insolvency legislation, recovery and resolution planning, hybrid capital instruments, and the legitimacy of "soft law" used by international standard setters. His work bridges theoretical legal analysis with practical regulatory implementation challenges.

His extensive publication record reveals a consistent focus on banking regulation evolution, with recent emphasis shifting toward emerging challenges including sustainable finance (evidenced by his 2023 work on "greenium" in German green securities), digital finance regulation, and the theoretical underpinnings of bank resolution mechanisms. His 2025 article "Automated bail-in: eliminating regulatory restraints" represents the cutting edge of his current research on improving bank resolution frameworks.

As a scientific advisor to the International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) and the European Parliament, Professor Lendermann actively contributes to shaping international financial regulatory frameworks. He regularly lectures at prestigious institutions including the University of Zurich, Frankfurt School of Finance, and various central bank training programs worldwide, demonstrating his influence across academic, regulatory, and practitioner communities.

His professional activities extend to significant editorial contributions, including co-editing the Commentary on the German Investment Firms Act (WpIG) and contributing to major commentaries on the German Banking Act (KWG) and Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). These works represent authoritative references in German financial regulatory practice.