LEGAL
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The CFO’s Legal Governance Mandate
What CFOs Must Own Legally β and What Belongs to the General Counsel
Contract Economics β Revenue, Risk, and Terms
The Financial Consequences Hidden in Enterprise Contracts
Equity, Cap Table, and Securities Law
What the CFO Is Legally Accountable for in Equity and Disclosures
Employment Law and the Cost of Getting It Wrong
Misclassification, Terminations, and Compensation β The CFO's Financial Exposure
Regulatory Compliance as Financial Risk
GDPR, SOX, Export Controls β Compliance Failures with Direct Financial Consequences
Intellectual Property β Valuation, Protection, and Risk
IP as a Balance Sheet Item and a Litigation Exposure the CFO Must Quantify
M&A Legal Governance β Reps, Warrants, and Indemnities
Deal Terms That Determine Who Absorbs Financial Losses After Closing
Litigation and Dispute β Managing Financial Exposure
Quantifying, Reserving, Disclosing, and Settling β The CFO's Litigation Framework
Tax Strategy and Legal Structure
Entity Structure, Transfer Pricing, and Tax Positions β Legal Risk with Financial Conseq
Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Breach Costs
Breach Costs, Regulatory Fines, and Notification Obligations the CFO Governs
Financing Documents β What the CFO Must Read
Term Sheets, Credit Agreements, and Covenants β The Legal Provisions That Create Fin
The CFO-General Counsel Partnership
The Most Important Internal Legal Relationship β Built Before the Crisis
Legal Failures That Cost the CFO
Five Legal-Financial Disasters That Began with CFO Inattention
Case Studies β Three Legal-Financial Scenarios
The Contract Β· The Breach Β· The Regulatory Enforcement Action
Master Summary
50 Governance Concepts Β· 35-Term Glossary Β· 12-Framework Library Β· Series Index