Tag: Pandemic
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Navigating Digital Transactions in the Wake of COVID-19: Requirements and Evolving RON Laws
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a sudden and sharp rise in electronic transactions, forcing contracting parties to quickly adapt to a remote-first world. While this shift has made business faster, it has also highlighted the critical legal requirements for electronic signatures and Remote Online Notarization (RON) that must be followed to avoid unenforceable contracts. The COVID-19…
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Virtual Testimony in 2026: Mastering Remote Depositions After the COVID-19 Pivot
The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally altered the logistics of litigation. While most cases once came to a “screeching halt,” the adaptation of remote deposition technology and the evolution of procedural rules—such as New York’s CPLR 3113 and Federal Rule 30(b)(4)—have created a permanent, high-tech standard for testimony. In 2026, the “emergency” of the past has become…
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Estate Planning in the 2026 Landscape: Lessons from the Pandemic Shift
The surge in estate planning requests triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally changed how we approach mortality and legacy. As experts like Daniel S. Rubin noted during the crisis, the fear of incapacitation spurred a “virtual soft-shoe” to execute documents like Wills, Living Trusts, and Health Care Proxies under strict social distancing mandates. In 2026,…
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‘I Affirm. I Swear.’ The Pandemic Has Transformed NY’s Notarization Requirements—Or Has It?
Shelby D. Green In this ever-changing physical and legal world, to fulfill these duties, lawyers must develop new tools or at least sharpen that most essential of all tools—the capacity to learn new things and craft creative and effective ways to navigate through the complexity. Although basic legal concepts (e.g., what are cognizable interests in…