Anti-Assignment Clause
Also known as: Assignment
In plain English
An anti-assignment clause restricts whether either side can transfer the contract to someone else.
Full definition
An anti-assignment clause restricts whether the contract — or rights and obligations under it — can be transferred to a third party. In NIL deals, this matters in two scenarios: (1) the brand is acquired or merged and wants the new parent to take over the deal, and (2) the athlete switches agencies and wants the new agent to administer the contract. The clause can be one-way (only the athlete needs the brand's consent to assign, or vice versa), bilateral, or absolute. Some clauses include a "change of control" trigger — treating a brand acquisition as an assignment requiring consent. Athletes should reserve the right to assign to an affiliated entity (an LLC formed for tax / liability reasons) without consent, and require brand consent not to be unreasonably withheld for legitimate athlete-side assignments.
What it looks like in a contract
Neither party may assign this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations hereunder, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other party, except that Athlete may assign this Agreement to a wholly-owned entity formed for tax or estate-planning purposes upon written notice to Company.
Synthesised from common contract patterns. Not lifted from any specific real contract.
How RevU helps
RevU's NIL contract analyzer detects anti-assignment clause provisions automatically — flagging the exact triggering language, scoring athlete-vs-brand friendliness, and surfacing negotiation leverage where it exists. See Boilerplate detection in RevU for the full product context.
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