News & Analysis as of

E-Signatures Digital Signature Standards

DLA Piper

Digital Transformation: eSignature and ePayment News and Trends - September/October 2024

DLA Piper on

Today’s ever-shifting business environment means that consumers, businesses, employers, and employees all expect to transact digitally. To remain efficient and competitive, companies must digitally transform their businesses....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Firma digital y firma electrónica, parecidas … pero diferentes

Holland & Knight LLP on

En este episodio de "A Lo Legal En Par Minutos", nuestro socio Edwin Cortés habla con Anna Catalina Pérez, abogada del área corporativa, sobre las complejidades de la firma electrónica y la firma digital. Los abogados...more

Sands Anderson PC

Yes, Virginia, You Can Use Electronic Signatures on Pleadings

Sands Anderson PC on

It’s Christmas come early in Virginia this year. As of July 1, 2024, attorneys in Virginia can officially (and permanently!) use electronic signatures to sign pleadings in Virginia’s state courts. It only took twenty-plus...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Mexico Approves Bill Regarding Electronic Financial Transactions

Holland & Knight LLP on

The Mexican Congress has approved a bill regarding promissory notes, negotiable instruments and other financial transactions using electronic means. On March 26, 2024, a decree was published in the Official Journal of the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Die elektronische Signatur in der mietrechtlichen Vertragspraxis

Mietverträge einfach, schnell und rechtssicher elektronisch abschließen? Bislang eine eher seltene Ausnahme. Wir stellen die gesetzlich vorgesehenen Möglichkeiten vor – sowohl für den Abschluss von Mietverträgen als auch für...more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

The Importance of Adopting an E-Signature Policy for Your Business

Given the ever-changing landscape and increasing popularity of remote work, the use of electronic signatures (“e-signatures”) is on the rise. Business in general is going virtual, causing electronic transactions and online...more

Venable LLP

Smart Contracts: A Brief Overview

Venable LLP on

The conversation surrounding cryptocurrency and blockchain technology has led to an increased interest in smart contracts. In fact, smart contracts—self-executing agreements—live on blockchain-based platforms. But what are...more

Venable LLP

Online Contract Formation: Seeking Digital Signatures

Venable LLP on

Want to learn more about drafting, negotiating, and understanding intellectual property and technology contracts and have 10 minutes to spare? Grab your morning coffee or afternoon tea and dig into our Tech Contract Quick...more

Stark & Stark

Electronic Signatures in Securities Transactions

Stark & Stark on

​​​​​​​As we continue to assist Advisors during examinations conducted by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), we have noticed questions related to the Advisors’ use of electronic signatures....more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

The Latest in Multi-Jurisdictional Compliance for Using E-Signatures

​​​​​​​Electronic signatures or e-signatures are an increasingly essential tool in today’s technology-dependent workplace, especially for employers that are hiring remote workers. While state and federal law generally...more

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

FINRA Regulatory Notice 22-18: Digital Signature Forgery and Falsification

On August 3, 2022, FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 22-18 in response to reports of registered representatives and associated persons forging or falsifying customer signatures, or signatures of colleagues or supervisors,...more

ArentFox Schiff

E-signatures: When They’re Legal and Best Practices for Implementation

ArentFox Schiff on

With the widespread adoption of remote work, companies in all industries have turned to electronic signature (e-signature) solutions to sign the dotted line quickly and efficiently. E-signature solutions allow companies to...more

Morgan Lewis

IRS Extends Temporary Use of Electronic or Digital Signatures until 2023

Morgan Lewis on

The US Internal Revenue Service has extended its temporary approval of accepting electronic or digital signatures on certain IRS forms until October 31, 2023, and has expanded the list of forms that may be signed...more

McDermott Will & Emery

IRS Releases Fact Sheet on Acceptable Electronic Signatures

McDermott Will & Emery on

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a fact sheet, providing guidance on acceptable methods for taxpayers to electronically or digitally sign certain paper forms that they cannot file electronically. In order to...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Electronic Signatures: The New Normal Amidst Remote Work

Pullman & Comley, LLC on

With government-mandated stay-at-home orders and many people still working remotely, original wet-ink signatures on legal documents have become inconvenient and difficult to obtain. Electronic signatures are not a new...more

McDermott Will & Emery

IRS Extends Use of Digital Signatures for Certain Forms until End of 2021

McDermott Will & Emery on

The list of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) forms that can be digitally signed continues to grow. On August 28, 2020, the IRS issued a memorandum indicating that it would accept the use of digital signatures on various IRS...more

Hogan Lovells

Remote Online Notarization Across State Lines

Hogan Lovells on

Digital technologies are paving the way for more convenient and efficient transactions. Paper documents and wet-ink signatures are being replaced by their electronic equivalents, and “in-person” appearances can now be...more

Jones Day

Japan Legal Update Vol. 53 | Autumn 2020

Jones Day on

Technology - Japan Ministries Support Expansion of E-Signature Use - On September 4, 2020, the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

COA Opinion on Mediated Settlement Agreements

Cranfill Sumner LLP on

On Nov. 3, 2020, the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued opinion in a case entitled Mitchell v Boswell with a rather unremarkable holding that a mediated settlement agreement reached in a Superior Court ordered mediation...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Caution Required When Using Electronic Signatures in Patent Filings

Electronic signatures have soared in popularity as a result of social distancing measures related to COVID-19. While such signatures are generally accepted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Wilson...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Using E-Signatures in Court — The Value of an Audit Trail

Fenwick & West LLP on

From antiquity through the middle ages, the authenticity of a document’s signature was confirmed by using a signet ring pressed into a wax seal. The signet was unique to the signer, so the presence of the stamp on a document...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Where There's a Massachusetts Will, There's a Way

With everyone practicing social distancing and Governor Baker’s Executive Order closing all non-essential businesses, signing legal documents the old-fashioned way is extremely difficult. In recognition, the Massachusetts...more

Williams Mullen

Signing Estate Planning Documents during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Williams Mullen on

One of the most common questions being asked of estate planning attorneys lately is: “Is it possible to sign my will during the COVID-19 quarantine?” The same question can be asked with respect to other common estate planning...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

We are All in This Together: Signing Your Estate Plan During the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a dilemma for many people: it has made them nervous and eager to create or update their estate planning documents, while making their completion difficult. Sheltering in place and social...more

Williams Mullen

What Are the Rules Governing the Use of Electronic Signatures?

Williams Mullen on

In an era of remote meetings and contact-less engagements in the face of COVID 19, lawyers, judges, clients, and businesses may be wondering: ..What are the rules or laws governing use of an electronic signature, or...more

36 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide