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  • calendar_month December 10, 2026 @ 1:00 PM ET/ 10:00 AM PT
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  • schedule 90 minutes

Electronic Contracts and E-Signatures: Complying With ESIGN and UETA, UCC Interplay

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About the Course

Introduction

This CLE course will examine recent legal trends and developments regarding e-signatures and electronic contracts, as well as digital assets, with the panel focusing on the lessons learned from the use of e-signatures and electronic contracts during the COVID pandemic, current trends with regard to e-signatures and electronic contracts, emerging developments that we might expect when the 2022 UCC Amendments gain wide implementation, and recent case law on e-signatures.

The panel will also review and discuss the nuts and bolts of the typical, yet evolving, legal and practical issues, including the authentication of e-signatures; the admissibility of electronic contracts and e-signatures in litigation; and the implications of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce (ESIGN) Act, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA), and UCC for parties contracting via electronic means.

Description

E-signatures and electronic contracts are now commonplace in conducting and closing commercial transactions. More than ever, counsel needs to be conversant with these tools to navigate and close deals.

The ESIGN Act and the UETA provide the basic framework for the enforceability of electronic records and e-signatures. Like paper documents, electronic documents must comply with federal and state laws, including the UCC, as the same is being amended by the 2022 UCC amendments.

If litigation ensues surrounding electronic contracts, counsel must be able to understand and address issues related to enforceability and the authentication and admissibility of electronic communications and e-signatures.

Listen as our authoritative panel discusses recent trends in electronic contracts and e-signatures, including case law developments impacting commercial agreements negotiated via electronic means. The program will examine legal and practical issues regarding the authentication of e-signatures, the admissibility of electronic communications and e-signatures in litigation, and increasing regulation in this area.

Presented By

John ReVeal
Partner
K&L Gates, LLP

Mr. ReVeal is a partner and a member of the Payments, Banking Regulation, and Consumer Financial Services practice group. He concentrates his practice on bank regulation, consumer financial compliance, and Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering matters. Mr. ReVeal also advises bank and nonbank lenders on state interest and usury matters, advises financial institutions regarding bank and savings association powers, federal preemption, and exportation of interest rates and fees, and assists clients in identifying lender licensing requirements and obtaining the necessary licenses. His Bank Secrecy Act work includes the development and implementation of enterprise-wide compliance management programs; enterprise-wide BSA/AML compliance programs; annual compliance and BSA/AML risk assessments; and assisting financial institutions in preparing for and responding to BSA/AML compliance examinations. Mr. ReVeal is a Certified Anti-Money-Laundering Specialist (CAMS).

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Credit Information

  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.


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Date + Time

  • event

    Thursday, December 10, 2026

  • schedule

    1:00 PM ET/ 10:00 AM PT

I. Electronic contracts and e-signatures: what are they?

II. Implications of ESIGN, UETA, UCC for electronic contracts, including for electronic promissory notes and electronic negotiable instruments

III. Revisions to the UCC for emerging technologies—the 2022 UCC amendments

IV. Provisions and practices to ensure the validity of electronic contracts and e-signatures

V. Enforceability, authentication, and admissibility challenges with electronic contracts and e-signatures

VI. Relevant case law and regulatory developments

The panel will review these and other key issues:

  • What are the most recent legal issues surrounding electronic contracts and e-signatures?
  • What is the interplay between ESIGN, UETA, and the UCC, and how does this impact electronic contracts?
  • What changes will the 2022 UCC amendments bring?
  • What enforceability, authentication, and admissibility challenges do counsel face in litigation involving e-signatures and electronic contracts?