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Are Electronic Signatures Legal?

Clio

Electronic signatures (or e-signatures) have become nearly ubiquitous in everyday life and business—from confirming your agreement to terms and conditions on a website, to using e-signature tools to sign a work contract. What is an e-signature? The ESIGN Act supersedes state laws that may conflict with the act’s provisions.

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The SEC Adopts Significant Cybersecurity Amendments to Reg S-P

Debevoise Data Blog

Firms will have either 18 or 24 months (depending on size) from the date of publication in the Federal Register to come into compliance. We discuss Reg S-P’s new and expanded requirements, as well as considerations for compliance, below. a)(5).” §§ 240.17a-4(e)(14(v) 240.17ad-7(k)(5), 270.31a-1(b)(13)(v), 275.204-2(a)(25)(v).

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Observing the Black Box: Transcend’s Brandon Wiebe’s Insights into Governing Emerging AI Systems (TGIR Ep. 218)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

So there’s corporate and IP and employment and all of that, and our own internal privacy compliance as well. And you had to trust that the person who was telling you this knew what they were talking about, and that they put in the time to actually evaluate that system and understood what data was in there.

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The Tax Season Survival Guide for Law Firms

Lawmatics

“ “ Today, it takes more brains and effort to make out the income tax form than it does to make the income. ” — Alfred E. Neuman The Importance of Organization There are many nuances to practicing law, but when it comes to running a law practice, the challenges are similar. IRS Form 1065. IRS Form 1040-ES.

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Observing the Black Box: Transcend’s Brandon Wiebe’s Insights into Governing Emerging AI Systems (TGIR Ep. 218)

Legal Tech Monitor

So there’s corporate and IP and employment and all of that, and our own internal privacy compliance as well. And you had to trust that the person who was telling you this knew what they were talking about, and that they put in the time to actually evaluate that system and understood what data was in there.

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A New Era of FTC Privacy and Cybersecurity Oversight: Top Ten Things Companies Should Know When Assessing FTC Compliance and Exposure

Debevoise Data Blog

Companies developing Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) compliance programs, or under investigation by the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, should be aware of significant developments impacting the Commission’s regulatory authority and enforcement priorities. Civil Penalties for Rule Violations.

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The Rise of “Post-Truth” Litigation: ALM’s Isha Marathe on How Deep Fakes Threaten the Legal System (TGIR Ep. 209)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

E-discovery professionals are on the front lines of detecting deep fakes used as evidence, according to Marathe. Catch Deepfakes If You Can: Can E-Discovery Tools Keep Up With Gen AI? There’s like, there were tons of ways to make these kinds of time consuming and Complex, deep fakes. Deepfakes Are Coming to Courts.

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