A Project at the Intersection of Law and Finance

LEGEX is an editorial and research project founded in Turin by Edoardo Tamagnone.

It uses law to interpret the economic and financial forces that shape private wealth, investment and international capital.

Its distinctive field of study is the legal geography of capital: the way in which regulation, taxation and institutions influence the location of investment, the mobility of wealth and competition between jurisdictions.

 

Legal Interpretation of Economic Trends

The LEGEX method begins with an economic or financial phenomenon and examines its legal dimension.

The international mobility of individuals, the concentration of family offices, the growth of private capital, the transformation of financial markets, tax competition and geopolitical fragmentation all have consequences that cannot be understood through economic analysis alone.

Law defines the framework within which capital is raised, invested, protected and transferred. The quality of a legal system affects risk assessment, transaction structures and the attractiveness of jurisdictions.

LEGEX provides a legal interpretation of economic trends by connecting international taxation, wealth governance, investment and institutional change.

 

The Legal Geography of Capital

The distinctive field of research developed by LEGEX is the legal geography of capital.

Law and taxation are more than compliance mechanisms. They form part of the infrastructure through which wealth and capital determine where to establish themselves, invest and grow.

Capital has its own geography. It moves towards legal systems that provide stability, predictability, protection of property rights, effective governance structures and access to markets.

The legal geography of capital examines how law, taxation and institutional quality influence the jurisdictions in which individuals, wealth, businesses and investments choose to locate, organise and relocate.

This field includes:

• international taxation and personal mobility;

• cross-border wealth and succession;

• trusts, holding companies and governance structures;

• investment and private capital;

• business location and economic substance;

• regulatory and tax competition;

• investment attraction;

• the stability and reputation of jurisdictions.

The purpose is to understand how legal rules affect financial decisions and the movement of wealth.

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Turin, Piedmont

Turin provides a natural setting for this observatory.

The city has experienced several cycles of economic transformation — from manufacturing to finance and from family capitalism to new forms of wealth management — while preserving a strong culture of ownership, continuity and responsibility in the transfer of wealth.

This tradition is now being reshaped by new forces: the international mobility of individuals, the evolution of governance structures and competition between jurisdictions seeking to attract capital and expertise.

LEGEX was also created to provide those operating in this region — financial institutions, businesses and families with significant wealth — with an informed interpretation of these changes, grounded in an understanding of the context in which they emerge.

 

Publications

LEGEX develops its research and editorial work through a range of publication formats.

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Tax & Wealth Perspectives

Focused analyses of international taxation, private wealth, investment and cross-border structures.

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Strategic Notes on Global Capital

Long-form analyses of the economic, financial and geopolitical transformations affecting the allocation and mobility of capital.

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White Papers

Systematic and comparative studies of jurisdictions, wealth structuring tools, investment and capital attraction.