Maroun Abou Harb
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As a Corporate & Commercial Counsel, I design legal and corporate structures that allow founders, investors, and family offices to protect, scale, and control their assets across borders.
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Jurisdictional Dark Matter: Why Control Accumulates in Quiet Places Like Lanzo d’Intelvi
Power does not concentrate where most people think it does. It does not settle where the laws are loud, the courts are famous, or the advisors are expensive. It does not naturally accumulate in capital cities, financial centers, or jurisdictions that appear on conference panels and compliance checklists.
By Maroun Abou Harba day ago in Journal
Power and Resistance: Structures that endure attack, time, and change
Every structure is first designed to act. Later, it is designed to endure. In the early stages of institutional life, the central concern is control: who decides, who executes, who benefits. As institutions mature, this concern shifts toward influence: how decisions are shaped before they are formally taken, how outcomes are guided without overt command.
By Maroun Abou Harb2 months ago in Journal
Designing the Invisible Layer That Decides Everything: The Hidden Workings of Governance, Incentives, and Control
Most people believe institutions run on what’s written about them: the documents, the rules, the ownership charts, the crisp lines and signatures that make everything look official.
By Maroun Abou Harb2 months ago in Journal
Designing the Architecture of Control: Incorporating in Lanzo d’Intelvi
Control is not declared. It is designed. Before it becomes law, it exists as architecture – a geometry of decisions, jurisdictions, and structures that must be aligned with the same precision that governs a building.
By Maroun Abou Harb3 months ago in Journal
Milan to Lugano: The Hidden Corridor where Lanzo d’Intelvi Redefines Business
In the shadow of the Alps, between Lake Como and Lugano, lies Lanzo d’Intelvi. A quiet Italian town that, on first glance, seems more suited to Sunday walks than strategic headquarters.
By Maroun Abou Harb3 months ago in Journal
From the Alps to the Gulf: How Milan, Zurich, and Dubai are Redefining the Geography of Corporate Power
European entrepreneurs, especially those in software, design, consulting, and e-commerce, are quietly rethinking where their companies should live, not just where they sell.
By Maroun Abou Harb3 months ago in Journal
The European Soul, the Emirati Shield: Why the Money Is Split Between Milan and Dubai
In modern private wealth structuring, the foundation has re-emerged as a cornerstone vehicle, combining legal personality, asset segregation, and intergenerational control. Yet, the jurisdiction of incorporation determines whether the foundation functions primarily as a legacy institution or as an asset-protection entity.
By Maroun Abou Harb4 months ago in Journal
A Contract Does What Accounting Can’t: How an Agreement Can Reduce Your Tax Burden
Recently, companies are becoming increasingly strategic about how they structure ownership of their intellectual property. While most businesses instinctively register their trademarks under the same entity that operates the business, a more sophisticated, and legally efficient, approach is to separate ownership and use.
By Maroun Abou Harb4 months ago in Journal
