Free Contract Playbooks & Checklists from A to Z (Greatest Hits Compilation) In my blog “Contract Law Tips. Playbooks & Checklists” I offer free contract playbooks on various kinds of agreements (including NDAs, AI, SaaS, SOWs, etc.

Free contract Playbooks, Checklists & Contract Law Tips for all kinds of agreements (NDAs, SaaS, AI, SOWs, etc.), and clauses (e.g., Indemnity, Limitation on Liability, Acceptance, Payment, etc.). For lawyers, & In plain English for non lawyers too. From my TOP 10 LEGAL BLOG

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Plain English Matters in Contracts.

"When others are reading the contract later - perhaps people who weren't involved in the initial negotiations (maybe even a judge?), you want your contract to have a roadmap for the reader...."

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The Historic Turnaround That Took Michigan From Disaster to the Title Game Dusty May took over a Wolverines team that had lost 75% of its games. Just two years later, they’re one win from a national championship.

Michigan basketball coach “[Dusty] May had been uniquely trained to spot undervalued talent—a skill that took on new importance in the wide-open world of the transfer portal.” “His superpower is finding people who will play well together,”

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Navigating SaaS Contracts in the Age of AI -- Latest Trends (Free Video) At the end of 2025, I co-presented a free webinar: "Navigating SaaS Contracts in the Age of AI (Latest Trends)" together with my colleague Jason Karp from our law firm OGC (Outside General Counsel LLP...

free video on demand webinar: "Navigating SaaS Contracts in the Age of AI (Latest Trends)".

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The Risks of Over Lawyering We all know lawyers who "over-lawyer". They write contracts in dense legalese.

We all know lawyers who "over-lawyer". This is not harmless.

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Social Media Influencer Deal Playbook By Brian Heller and Stacey Heller It’s increasingly common for Brands to hire Influencers to post about their products and services. As these deals become more common, the terms continue to get more s...

My recent blog post. Social Media Influencer Contract playbook and checklist. www.linkedin.com/pulse/social....

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Zendaya Highlights "The Drama" in Las Vegas as She Steps in as an Official Wedding Witness Zendaya surprised fans at a Las Vegas wedding chapel on March 14 to promote her new A24 film, 'The Drama.' See the photos of the actress witnessing a real ceremony and learn more about the April 3 mov...

Zendaya makes surprise appearance at a Vegas Wedding (not her own). I worked on the Social Media Influencer contract for this stunt to promote the Movie "The Drama". If you need help with your Social Media Influencer Contracts, contact me.

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Myth: Source Code Escrow is Dead in the Age of AI and SaaS -- When is it Necessary? For years, escrow was treated as a relic of on-prem software deals. Then SaaS, APIs, and now AI came along, and many vendors declared escrow “obsolete.

Myth: Source Code Escrow is Dead in the Age of AI and SaaS -- Nope. But When is it Still Necessary?

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Free Contract Playbooks & Checklists from A to Z (Greatest Hits Compilation) In my blog “Contract Law Tips. Playbooks & Checklists” I offer free contract playbooks on various kinds of agreements (including NDAs, AI, SaaS, SOWs, etc.

Free Contract Playbooks & Checklists from A to Z (Greatest Hits Compilation). NDAs, AI, SaaS, SOWs, Indemnity and Limitation on Liability, Acceptance, Payment, etc...

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Sports Sponsorship Agreements: Playbook & Free 1 Hour CLE Video On-Demand Sports (& Entertainment) Sponsorship Agreements are a fun and popular topic. My terrific colleague, Bradford C.

Sports Sponsorship Agreements: Playbook & Free 1 Hour CLE Video On-Demand

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DPA Contract Playbook - Top 10 Issues to look for in a Data Processing Addendum / Data Privacy Agreement DPAs (Data Processing (or Privacy) Agreements (or Addenda)) are becoming increasingly common in commercial arrangements involving access to any "Personal Data" (e.g.

DPA (Data Processing/Privacy Addendum/Agreement) Playbook. 10 issues to look out for.

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My blog was named a top 10 legal blog of 2025!

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Even better, the site compiling the list called my blog “like an ice cold beer on a hot August day in Texas – it’s that good. Stop whatever you are doing right now and go subscribe to this.”

Top 10 Legal Blogs, Podcasts, Books & Other Media of 2025 Every year, Sterling Miller author of the Ten Things legal blog creates his list of top legal blogs, podcasts, books and other media for lawyers to follow. Here’s a summary of his recommendations.

My legal blog was just named a Top 10 Legal Blog for the second year in a row!

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Half the Value of Negotiating & Writing a Contract is the Process Itself (of Writing & Negotiating the Deal) Two parties decide to do a commercial deal together. They handshake on a broad premise (I'll do X if you do Y").

The process of fleshing out the details on paper, if done correctly, may be almost as valuable as the final paper contract itself.

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SaaS Contracts in the Age of AI | Outside GC

SaaS Contracts in the age of AI. Free video of the CLE I presented a few months ago: www.outsidegc.com/events/navig... .

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Indemnity & Limitation of Liability for dummies (...and smart people too)* *republished by popular demand What's a Liability Cap on Indemnity & Why Should I Care? If you work with a lot of contracts, you may already know that most contracts include an “indemnification” claus...

Indemnity & Limitations on Liability for Dummies (and smart people too)

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