News & Analysis as of

Electronic Records Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

TriBar Releases Report on Digital Asset Opinions under UCC Article 12

The official drafting committees of the Uniform Commercial Code have promulgated proposed amendments (the “2022 Amendments”) to address transactions with certain digital assets, notably adding a new Article 12 on Controllable...more

Mayer Brown

The Promise and Potential of Blockchain and New UCC Article 12

Mayer Brown on

Executive Summary: In the summer and fall of 2022, electronic transactions were undergoing a sea change, but riding different tides: in the summer, the Uniform Law Commission approved a set of amendments to the Uniform...more

Lathrop GPM

Digital Assets as Collateral Under the Uniform Commercial Code

Lathrop GPM on

In 2019, the American Law Institute (“ALI”) and Uniform Law Commission (“ULC”) began developing amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”) to adapt to the changing landscape of transactions involving digital assets,...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Possessing the Unpossessable – Holding Digital Assets in Your UCC Hands

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Non-fungible tokens, crypto tokens, cryptocurrencies, and other digital assets generally cannot be held in your physical hands, but they may now be legally possessed, under the Uniform Commercial Code in Delaware and other...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Amendments to Uniform Commercial Code Aim To Provide Clarity on the Transfer of Digital Assets

Over the last few years, stakeholders in the digital asset space have questioned how digital assets should be treated for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), a comprehensive body of laws relating to commercial...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Podcast: DeFi and Digital Assets: What do the UCC Amendments Mean for Business Transactions? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 46]

McGlinchey Stafford on

Big changes are coming to the UCC, the Uniform Commercial Code, with regard to cryptocurrency and other digital assets. What will that mean to business transactions involving those digital assets going forward? In this...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

The UCC Gets a Digital Asset Refresh

Latham & Watkins LLP on

A new Article 12 and amendments to Article 9 regarding “controllable electronic records” would govern transactions and security interests in digital assets. On July 13, 2022, the Uniform Law Commission (in partnership...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

E-Sign, the UETA and the New York State Department of Financial Services’ Guidance

Many insurers are reviewing the applicable legal requirements with respect to electronic signatures and records and have inquired with state insurance departments about their current practices. On March 26, 2020, the New York...more

King & Spalding

COVID-19 Update: Key Conclusions Regarding Electronic Signatures

King & Spalding on

With most businesses mandating working from home, transaction closings will confront the practical challenge of execution and delivery of documents. Electronic signature of documents presents a convenient and safe...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Potential Issues for Warehouse Providers with Electronic Mortgage Notes

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the “GSEs”), working together with Mortgage Electronic Registry Systems (“MERS”), have been promoting the use of electronic mortgage notes (“eNotes”) in the residential mortgage industry. MERS,...more

10 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"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