The eSignatures Report by the Industry Working Group in the England and Wales Law Commission has further reaffirmed and clarified the future of digital transformation in the region. This report compliments the Law Commission’s original report and further discusses the latest trends and best practices based on existing technology and makes recommendations for future analysis and reform.

In this webinar, we will explore the implications and recommendations of the report with one of the legal experts, who contributed to the report, Eoin O’Reilly, Director of Legal, Product at Monzo Bank.

Eoin will also be joined by two legal experts including Brian Kelly, VP & Deputy General Counsel at DocuSign and Pippa Whitmore, Legal Director at Pinsent Masons to discuss how this report will impact the future of electronic signature adoption in the UK.

Join this webinar to hear the speakers discuss: 

  • The Law Commission’s best practice guidance on electronic signatures
  • Understand Compliance around electronic and digital signatures
  • How to digitise your contract agreement processes

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Presenters:

Adam Mawardi, Senior Reporter, The Lawyer (Moderator)

Adam is a senior reporter at The Lawyer who primarily covers all things related to litigation and the Bar. He joined in 2021 as a reporter and has particular interest in group actions, competition law and litigation funding. Adam co-writes The Lawyer’s weekly insider’s guide to the disputes market, The Hearing, with the litigation editor, Christian Smith.

Brian Kelly, Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, DocuSign

Brian Kelly has served as DocuSign’s Vice President and Deputy General Counsel since 2019, and manages corporate, securities, employment, global equity, product legal and legal operations for DocuSign’s legal team. Prior to DocuSign, Brian practised law with Fenwick & West in Silicon Valley and Seattle, where he advised technology companies on corporate matters ranging from formation to capital-raising transactions and exit events. Prior to DocuSign Brian also served as the VP of Legal of a Seattle-area start-up.

Brian holds a B.A. from Amherst College, received his law degree from Stanford Law School, and is admitted to practise in California and Washington.

Eoin O’Reilly, Director of Legal, Product, Monzo Bank

Eoin is Director of Product Legal at Monzo Bank, a digital bank serving over 6 million customers across the UK and US. He leads a team of specialist lawyers covering lending, payments, business banking and investments. Eoin is also a member of the UK Ministry of Justice’s Industry Working Group on the Electronic Execution of Documents. He was formerly Head of Legal & Compliance and Company Secretary at MarketFinance, a scale-up SME finance platform. He is a qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) and attorney-at-law (New York).

Pippa Whitmore, Legal Director, Pinsent Masons

Pippa is a Legal Director at Pinsent Masons and leads a team of Banking & Finance specialists focusing on legal and market developments in the financial services sector. She is also a market leader in Education Finance. Pippa regularly advises and works alongside members of the financial services community on legal and technological change, including specifically in relation to electronic signatures. She has been heavily involved with the law and practice on electronic signatures for the last six years and sits on industry working groups on the future of electronic signatures.