Business and Legal Insights

Artificial intelligence has become a part of everyday business. Employees regularly use AI to summarize documents, draft e-mails, analyze contracts, and even attempt to understand legal issues. While AI tools offer significant benefits, they also create legal risks that many businesses overlook. Before using legal...Read More

Jury trial waivers are common contract provisions found in commercial leases, construction contracts, purchase agreements, and other business agreements. Although these provisions are often overlooked during contract negotiations, they can significantly impact litigation strategy if a dispute later arises.Read More

Every commercial contract answers, expressly or by default, a deceptively simple question: if one party sells its business, merges, or restructures, does the deal travel with it? Assignment and delegation provisions supply that answer. They determine whether contractual rights can be transferred to a third party...Read More

The NIL marketplace has matured quickly, and the range of representation arrangements available to athletes has grown with it. For many student-athletes, these agreements now involve real money: recurring institutional revenue-share payments, multi-year endorsement commitments, and representation contracts that...Read More

For years, Florida contractors have understood that failing to pay a subcontractor could result in a construction lien dispute or a breach of contract action. Beginning July 1, 2026, however, the stakes became significantly higher. With the enactment of section 489.1295, Florida Statutes, the Legislature has transformed...Read More

Indemnification is a risk-allocation tool that shifts responsibility for a loss from one party to another. In Florida, indemnification may arise either through an express contractual provision or under the doctrine of common law indemnity. Understanding the distinction is critical because different legal principles and...Read More

This article is the first in a three-part series examining the evolving legal landscape surrounding noncompete agreements affecting Florida employers. While Florida has historically been one of the more favorable jurisdictions for enforcing restrictive covenants, recent developments at both the state and federal...Read More

On May 21, 2026, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1434, known as the Infill Redevelopment Act (the "Act"), into law. The Act creates Florida Statute § 163.2525 and establishes a new path for redevelopment of environmentally impaired land inside qualifying urban areas. Read More

Flood risk has always been a key due diligence issue in Florida real estate. However, recent statutory changes have made flood disclosure an increasingly important transaction and project management issue for developers, builders, landlords, and other residential real estate stakeholders.Read More

Representations and warranties define parties’ factual assumptions and assurances and allocate risk when those assumptions prove false, making them heavily negotiated provisions in commercial contracts. In litigation, representations and warranties are central in shaping claims and corresponding remedies...Read More