GC Review

# /cs:gc-review — General Counsel Forcing Questions **Command:** `/cs:gc-review <plan>` The General Counsel lens. Six questions before any contract, term sheet, IP move, or regulatory commitment. This is a lane gstack has zero of — and one where a single missed clause costs more than a year of engineering. > ⚠️ **Not legal advice.** This command surfaces the right questions to ask before talking to outside counsel. Always engage qualified counsel for binding decisions. ## When to Run - Before signing any contract > $100K or > 1 year - Before issuing equity (employee grants, advisor grants) - Before a term sheet response - Before entering a regulated market (healthcare, fintech, defense) - Before any open-source license decision in core IP - Before an M&A LOI ## The Six GC Questions ### 1. IP Ownership **Who owns the IP being created or shared in this transaction?** - Work-for-hire vs license vs joint. - For employees and contractors: written IP assignment in place? - For OSS: license compatibility checked? ### 2. Liability & Indemnity **What's the liability cap, and what's carved out from it?** - Standard cap: 12 months of fees. - Carve-outs: IP infringement, data breach, willful misconduct. - Mutual indemnity desirable. ### 3. Data Processing **What personal data is involved, and is a DPA in place?** - GDPR / CCPA scope? - Subprocessor flow-down? - Data residency requirements? ### 4. Termination & Renewal **What's the termination right, what's the notice period, and what's auto-renew?** - Termination for convenience vs cause. - Notice period (30 / 60 / 90 days). - Auto-renewal trap? ### 5. Regulatory Surface **Does this expose the company to a new regulatory regime?** - Healthcare → HIPAA. - Fintech → BSA/AML, state money-transmitter. - Medical device → FDA, MDR, ISO 13485. - Data → GDPR, CCPA, state breach laws. ### 6. Employment / Equity **If this is a hire or contractor: jurisdiction, classification, equity grant, IP assignment?** - Misclassification risk? - Equity vesting standard (4-year, 1-year cliff)? - Acceleration triggers? - 409A current? ## Workflow 1. Read the contract / term sheet end to end 2. Run the six questions 3. Identify the top-3 issues that need outside counsel review 4. Apply the verdict ## Output Format ```markdown # GC Review: <plan> **Date:** YYYY-MM-DD ## Document - Type: <contract / term sheet / grant / DPA> - Counterparty: <name> - $ value or scope: <amount> ## Issues | # | Issue | Risk | Recommendation | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | <e.g., uncapped IP indemnity> | HIGH | Cap at fees paid, mutual | | 2 | <e.g., 5-year auto-renew> | MED | 1-year max, 60-day notice | | 3 | <e.g., no DPA, EU data> | HIGH | Require DPA before sign | ## Regulatory Trigger - New regime triggered? <yes/no> - Specific frameworks: <HIPAA / GDPR / etc.> ## Outside Counsel Action Items - [ ] <specific item 1> - [ ] <specific item 2> - [ ] <specific item 3> ## Verdict 🟢 SIGN AS-IS (rare) 🟡 NEGOTIATE — counter on top-3 issues 🔴 DO NOT SIGN — material risk ``` ## Routing - `/cs:ciso-review` — for any data-touching contract - `/cs:cfo-review` — for any commitment > 1 year or > 1% of revenue - `/cs:decide` — log the verdict after outside counsel review ## Workflow Integration with `general-counsel-advisor` skill Since v2.5.1, this command is backed by a full skill at `../../../skills/general-counsel-advisor/` with two Python tools: ```bash # Automated contract scan (12 founder-killer patterns) python ../../../skills/general-counsel-advisor/scripts/contract_risk_scanner.py path/to/contract.txt # Term sheet scoring (0-100 founder-friendliness) python ../../../skills/general-counsel-advisor/scripts/term_sheet_analyzer.py path/to/term_sheet.json ``` The `cs-general-counsel-advisor` agent orchestrates both tools plus 3 references (contracts playbook, IP + regulatory, term sheet decoder). ## Related - Skill: [`general-counsel-advisor`](../../../skills/general-counsel-advisor/SKILL.md) — full skill with Python tools + references - Agent: [`cs-general-counsel-advisor`](../../agents/cs-general-counsel-advisor.md) - Compliance execution: `../../../../ra-qm-team/` - Adjacent: `../../../skills/ma-playbook/` --- **Version:** 1.0.0