Agreements of one type or another have direct impact on the work of transfusion medicine and cellular therapy professionals on a daily basis. The speakers in this session will discuss and provide examples or excerpts from commonly encountered agreements and other contract-like documents. Patient consent documents for participation in clinical research studies will be discussed with regard to how those consents affect day-to-day laboratory practices. Things to consider for business agreements such as non-disclosure or quality/technical agreements between entities will be discussed, specifically with respect to how they drive day-to-day practice. Finally, real-life experiences with agreements in the form of best practices and lessons learned will be reviewed.