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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, confidential or customer information with any AI system, users should understand what they are agreeing to and, when in doubt, consult their attorney first.

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.

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 (assignment) and whether contractual duties can be handed off to someone else to perform (delegation). Handled carelessly, these provisions become the reason a valuable right — e.g., a non-compete, a supply commitment, a stream of payments — evaporates in the very transaction meant to capture its value.

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 can run well past a college career. Requirements and industry practices also vary significantly by state and by agency, so there is no single national standard. Given the dollar figures and the duration involved, it is worth consulting a lawyer or other qualified advisor before signing rather than after, when terms are far more difficult to unwind. Below are broad areas worth understanding and, where appropriate, confirming with the specific agent, advisor, and jurisdiction involved.