Ideas

Books

[1] L'altra Brexit [An Alternative View of Brexit] (Class Editori, 2018)

[2] Capitali Coraggiosi. Un viaggio nella finanza privata dalle strade di San Francisco ai grattacieli di Wall Street [Capitals courageous. A journey inside private finance from the streets of San Francisco to the skyscrapers of Wall Street] (Armando Editore, 2023)

Papers

[1] The Recovery of the City of London's Competitive Edge in Global Financial Markets: Renouncing Inherited EU Law to Restore English Common Law, 62 Va. J. Intl L. Online 33 (2021) (with R. Tenconi)

[2] Deterrenza e fuoco amico. L'effetto delle sanzioni internazionali sul debito estero della Russia e l'ordine finanziario globale [Deterrence and friendly fire. Effects of International sanctions on Russia's foreign debt and the global financial order], Dialoghi Dir. Econ. (4 Apr. 2022) (with A. Lupoi)

[3] Un passo di lato e un balzo in avanti. La Brexit ha incentivato il Regno Unito ad abbracciare le "transizioni gemelle", ma sono le riforme legali e regolamentari a rendere Global Britain un successo [A step aside and a leap forward. As Brexit incentivised the United Kingdom to embrace the "twin transitions", legal and regulatory reforms are making Global Britain a success], Dialoghi Dir. Econ. (12 July 2022) (with R. Tenconi)

[4] Contratto sociale, redistribuzione ed efficienza: il caso per la Flat Tax. Una tassa da terza via?, [Social contract, redistribution, efficiency: the case for a flat tax. Taxation for the Third Way?], 4 Innov. Dir. 4 (2022)

[5] La caduta dei Titani (bancari): storia idiosincratica o rischio sistemico? [The Fall of the (Banking) Titans: Idiosyncratic story or Systemic Risk?], Dialoghi Dir. Econ. (9 May 2023)

[6] Surviving the Stampede: Market-Based Resolutions Vis-à-Vis Overregulation, 64 Va. J. Intl L. Online 1 (2023)

[7] "Long Live the Lords!" Tradition, Reform, and the Enduring Balance of British Democracy, SAIS Rev. Intl Affs. (Dec. 4, 2024)

[8] The British Cession of Chagos Islands to Mauritius: A Strategic Territory in the Crosshair of Virtue-Signalling, Fletcher F. World Affs. (Dec. 12, 2024)

[9] ESG: From Hype to Scrutiny. Legal Challenges to Fiduciary Duties and Shareholder Value, 40 Or. J. Envt'l L. & Lit. 43 (2025)

[10] Training Without Shackles: Copyright, U.S. Courts, and the Growing Transatlantic AI Divide, 47(10) Eur. Intell. Prop. Rev. 604 (2025)

[11] Innovation Trumps Control: The Presidential Pivot in U.S. Digital Assets Policy, 40(5) J. Intl Banking L. & Reg. 178 (2025) (with M. Vincenti)

[12] President Trump's Digital Fort Knox: Reasserting American Financial Leadership Through the Commodification of Bitcoin, 40(6) J. Intl Banking L. & Reg. 225 (2025)

[13] South Korea's Digital Currency Pivot—How Seoul's CBDC Retreat Echoes President Trump's Policy Lead, 40(12) J. Intl Banking L. & Reg. 427 (2025) (with M. Vincenti)

[14] The Post-Dollar Dollar: The United States' Legislative Bet on Private Crypto Power, 9 Bus. & Fin. L. Rev. 1 (2025)

[15] Unlocking the Locked: President Trump's 401(k) Reform and the Bitcoin Revolution, 33(2) J. Pension Benefits 13 (Winter 2026)

[16] Collateral Damage or Collateral Advantage? Crypto Entry into the Financial Mainstream, 22(1) Pratt's J. Bankr. L. 3 (2026)

[17] IP as a Dual-Use Asset: President Trump’s Genesis Mission and the Recovery of Strategic Purpose, 48(3) Eur. Intell. Prop. Rev. 129 (2026).

Opinions & Op-Eds

Fair Use Is Not a Bug. It’s the Upgrade: Why the U.S. Embrace of Transformative Learning Sets the Global Standard for AI and Copyright, 47(11) Eur. Intell. Prop. Rev. 643 (2025).

Crypto Assets as Collateral? In the U.S., the Fed Has Cleared the Way, Am. Banker (Oct. 3, 2025).

Lord Turner’s Crypto Scepticism is Painfully Out of Touch, City AM (Nov. 14, 2025).

The Crypto Coup: Washington Rediscovers Monetary Machiavellianism, 40(11) J. Intl Banking L. & Reg. 399 (2025).

Wall Street on the Blockchain: Nasdaq’s Reluctant Revolution: President Trump’s Ban on a US CBDC Clears the Way for Tokenized Securities to Redefine American Capital Markets, 41(1) J. Intl Banking L. & Reg. 1 (2026).

The SEC Has Finally Opened the Door to Tokenized Securities Custody, Am. Banker (Jan. 13, 2026)