Lawyers · Patrimonial law · Coordination
Cognitive heritage and lawyers
The patrimonial lawyer structures law, tax and material governance. Aigyros structures intent, memory and intangible conditions — coordinating with the client's firm, never substituting legal counsel.
The lawyer's mandate — and the intangible gap
Holdings, shareholder agreements, tax optimisation, testamentary clauses, corporate governance: the patrimonial or business lawyer masters the legal framework.
Rarely mandated to capture client philosophy, unwritten arbitrations or heirs' implicit expectations — yet a frequent source of intergenerational disputes. See succession conflicts.
How Aigyros coordinates with the firm
- Intangible inventory for client and, with consent, advisors
- Heir access conditions aligned with expressed wishes
- Intent documentation — no promise of automatic deed integration
- Sovereign Sanctuary, on-premises data, no shared cloud
- Explicit refusal of legal, tax or deed-drafting advice
Use cases for firms
Deed of gift or restructuring where assets are clear but intent is vague
Family business succession with active founder
Multijurisdictional families (Monaco, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, UK)
UHNWI clients preparing material and intangible transmission in parallel
Relationship with the notary
Lawyer and notary pilot the legal layer; Aigyros intervenes on cognitive heritage — see notarial coordination and vs classic succession.
Three distinct complementary mandates: law (lawyer/notary), wealth (family office), governed intangible (Aigyros).
Frequently asked questions
- Does Aigyros give legal advice?
- No. We do not draft deeds or give tax or legal opinions. We constitute cognitive heritage coordinating with client-mandated advisors.
- Can a lawyer recommend Aigyros?
- Yes. Confidential audience qualifies the file without commitment. Aigyros complements, never competes with the firm.
- Before or after succession planning?
- Ideally in parallel as transmission intent clarifies — not after the principal's memory is lost.
Aigyros — Cognitive Heritage House · Monaco · Paris · Geneva
Jordan Fouassier, Founder · contact@aigyros.com
A legally perfect file with absent intent sometimes prepares conflict. Aigyros documents the intangible while the lawyer secures the material.