Lisa-Marie 

ROSS

Dr Lisa-Marie Ross is a Visiting Scholar at the Centre for Banking & Finance Law (CBFL) at the National University of Singapore. She received her first law degree from the University of Kiel specialising in Banking and Finance Law and her Master of Laws degree in International and Comparative Law from the National University of Singapore. Lisa obtained her PhD in the field of sustainable finance disclosure regulation, taxonomies, and international standards with a comparative legal study between the European Union and Singapore at the Goethe University in Frankfurt. The publication of her thesis is forthcoming in 2024.  Lisa is a trained banker and has worked in several banking and lecturing positions.

She is a regular speaker at international academic and industry conferences and is publishing her research in leading international academic journals and books. Her book chapter, “Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities in Web 3: Navigating the Decentralized Landscape” in Pooja Lekhi, Guneet Kaur (eds), Concepts, Technologies, Challenges, and the Future of Web 3 was highlighted by the publisher, IGI Global, as the top 1 chapter of the book. Lisa’s research focus is on comparative legal studies between Asia and Europe in the area of international commercial law. Her research interests are sustainable finance regulation, environmental & climate change law and regulation, ESG and corporate governance, shareholder activism, investor protection, digital assets regulation, and international commercial arbitration. Currently, she is working on projects at the intersection of corporate governance, investor protection and sustainability.

Lisa joined NUS Law in 2021, she was formerly a full-time Researcher at the Centre for Asian Legal Studies (CALS), and the Centre for Banking & Finance Law (CBFL) NUS Law.

Selected Publications

Book Chapter

• Ross, L-M. (2024), Nachhaltigkeitsregulierung im Finanzbereich. [Sustainability regulation in the financial sector] (Nomos Publishing Group 2024) – in German
• Ross, L-M. (2023) ‘Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities in Web3: Navigating the Decentralized Landscape’, in Pooja Lekhi, Guneet Kaur (eds), Concepts, Technologies, Challenges, and the Future of Web 3, IGI Global

Journal Article

• Ross, L-M. and Asschenfeldt, K. (2024) ‘The Role of International Commercial Arbitration in Mastering Climate Change Disputes: Initiatives, Advantages and Challenges’, Journal of International Arbitration Vol 41, Issue 3 (2024) pp.317-344
• Ross, L-M. and Asschenfeldt, K. (2024) ‘Strategic Climate Change Litigation: A Global Movement? Developments in Southeast Asia in the Context of Recent Global Trends’, Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht [Journal of Environmental Law and Policy] ZfU 1 (2024) pp. 44–69 – in German
• Ross, L-M. and Asschenfeldt, K. (2023) ‘Recent Developments of Third Party Joinder in International Arbitration’, Journal of International Arbitration Volume 39, Issue 5 (2022) pp. 691-718

Case Comment

• Ross, L-M. (2023) `Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) als Gegenstand von Inhaberrechten’, in: RDi Recht Digital (1/2023, pp. 38-41) together with Hofmann, C.

Working Group Paper

• `Banking on Tokens, Tokenised Commercial Bank Money´, Digital Euro Association (2023)
• `Commentary on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the digital euro´, Digital Euro Association (2023)

Presentations

• “The Role of International Commercial Arbitration in Mastering Climate Change Disputes: Challenges and Chances“, American University Washington College of Law, Washington (USA), 15 to 16 Nov 2023
• “The Use of AI in Cryptocurrency Investigations“, Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, Siracusa (Italy) 10 to 13 Jul 2023
• Panellist, “Best regulatory practices from outside the EU: Switzerland, Liechtenstein, UK and Singapore“, Web3.0 European Summit, Brussels (Belgium), 23 to 24 May 2023
• Panellist, “Bored Apes (or the Who, What & Why of NFTs)” at the “Asia-Pacific Regional Conference” by Lex Mundi, Singapore, 8 to 10 Mar 2023
• “Cryptocurrencies: the impossible domestic law regime? Singapore Report” at the 2022 General Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law, Asunción (Paraguay), 23 to 28 Oct 2022
• “Strategic Climate Change Litigation: A Global Movement? Developments in Southeast Asia in the Context of Recent Global Trends” at the International Conference “Contested Equality: International and Comparative Legal Perspectives”, Zurich (Switzerland), 19 to 21 Oct 2022
• “The Law and Regulation of Cryptoassets in Singapore” at the International Conference “Sustainable Banking & Financial Regulation in Asia: Principles, Practice and Innovation”, Singapore 31st Aug 2022

• Sustainable finance regulation
• Environmental & climate change law and regulation
• ESG and corporate governance
• Shareholder activism
• Investor protection
• Digital assets regulation
• International commercial arbitration

Research Project

The Intersection of Corporate Governance and Investor Protection in the Sphere of Sustainability

Lisa’s current research analyses the intersection and interlinkages of corporate governance and investor protection in the sphere of sustainability. Her project aims to explore as to when and how regulatory rules safeguarding investor protection in the context of sustainability are impacting corporate governance directions. On the contrary, it aims to assesses how corporate governance elements (such as board size, board independence, board diversity, audit committee, Corporate Social Responsibility Committee) are impacting the quality and quantity of corporate sustainability reporting.