Permissibility of electronic signatures often depends on the governing law and subject matter of the contract.

Dramatic changes in working patterns are underway in the United States and around the world, with public health considerations amid the COVID-19 outbreak leading nearly every large business in the US to implement remote work environments. For financial institutions and other enterprises seeking to continue operations, the rapid, widespread change from working in an office atmosphere to dispersed home office and other locations poses challenges to processes previously taken for granted. One of those processes is contract execution.