Finance and Legal: A Winning Team-Up With the Jacksonville Jaguars CLO Megha Parekh

Compliance and risk management thrive on a robust partnership between finance and legal departments. When CFOs and CLOs collaborate effectively, they cultivate a culture of trust and ethical business practices that enhance corporate governance and drive superior business outcomes.

This episode explores the crucial alliance between finance and legal departments, focusing on the CFO and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) dynamic. Megha Parekh, Executive Vice President and CLO of the Jacksonville Jaguars, shares her extensive experience since joining the team in 2013. As part of her responsibilities, Megha oversees all legal matters for the Khan family's portfolio of sports and has advised on acquisitions, real estate developments, naming rights, and other major deals.

Megha and host Melissa Howatson discuss the complex intersections of business and law, and the pivotal partnership and strategic collaboration between CFOs, CLOs and General Counsels. 

From lessons learned to the impact of strong relationships, and from best practices in budgeting to effective project management, discover valuable insights on how finance and legal teams can collaborate to overcome challenges and achieve stellar business outcomes.

Discussed In This Episode:

• The complementary roles of legal and finance, as well as the challenges that arise between the two departments.
• Top traits Megha has observed in successful CFOs she has worked alongside.
• The importance of treating colleagues as clients and delivering excellent service between in-house departments.
• The role of early communication in fostering strong cross-functional partnerships and mitigating business risks.
• Lessons Megha learned from negotiating the Jaguars’ stadium renovation deal and securing a 30-year lease extension.
• The value of curiosity and communication in legal and finance.