I am a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Commercial, Corporate, and Banking Law at the University of Leeds and a Research Fellow at the Classical Liberal Institute at NYU School of Law.

My research sits at the intersection of finance, regulation, and political economy. I study how legal rules and supervisory institutions shape financial markets, and how those institutions respond to innovation, uncertainty, and political constraints.

Current research interests include:

• The political economy of banking supervision, including rulemaking, enforcement, and supervisory inaction.

• The law & economics of cryptoassets and decentralized finance, including regulatory perimeters and governance mechanisms.

• Artificial intelligence and financial regulation, including transparency, accountability, and model-risk governance.

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You can reach me at p.magalhaesbatista@leeds.ac.uk or pmb9384@nyu.edu.