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Two industry leaders explain electronic delivery and esignatures. Electronic delivery of documents has become ubiquitous. It’s only natural that it would come to the Mortgage and Title industry. This course will give you some historical legislative background and will help you understand how electronic delivery and electronic signatures will impact your business.
The Presenters are
David Whitaker, Esq.
David Whitaker is Counsel in the Chicago office of BuckleySandler LLP. Mr. Whitaker advises financial services companies in transactional, legal and regulatory matters. Mr. Whitaker also assists companies in their efforts to structure and implement platforms and processes that conform to the requirements of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN), the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA), other applicable state and federal laws, and various industry standards.
Prior to joining BuckleySandler, Mr. Whitaker was Senior Company Counsel in the Strategy & Operational Risk Group at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., where he served as team leader for the group of attorneys supporting Wells’ electronic financial services. In that role, he supported the bank’s online and mobile banking services, and a wide variety of new product development initiatives. Among other products, he served as the primary legal architect at Wells for the development of the vSafe online document storage service and the clearXchange P2P electronic payments platform.
Before joining Wells, Mr. Whitaker was Of Counsel in Goodwin Procter’s Corporate Department and a member of its Financial Services Practice, specializing in electronic commerce issues and financial services law. He has extensive experience with practical application of laws governing electronic banking, letters of credit, payment systems and commercial and consumer financing. Before joining Goodwin Procter, Mr. Whitaker was Assistant General Counsel at the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) in McLean, Virginia. He has also served as a Vice President at Star Bank, N.A. (now U.S. Bancorp), headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio; Vice President and Assistant Director of Legal Services at Bank of Oklahoma, N.A.; and in private practice as a partner at Boesche, McDermott & Eskridge, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Mr. Whitaker is a member of the American Law Institute. He was named a “2009 Mortgage Banking Technology All-Star” by Mortgage Banking Magazine, in recognition of his pivotal role in “transform[ing] e-mortgages from an idea into a product.” Mr. Whitaker is also a member of the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section, and the Business Law Section’s Committee on the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”), Committee on the Law of Commerce in Cyberspace, and UCC Subcommittee on Letters of Credit. He has co-chaired the Cyberspace Committee’s Task Force on Federated Identity Management.
Michael Laurie
Michael co-founded Silanis more than 20 years ago. Today he is responsible for planning and growth strategies for product marketing and product management.
An expert in the field of compliance and standards for electronic signatures and e-vaulting solutions, Michael has been a driving force in advancing the e-signature marketplace through his participation in industry associations and contribution to standards including SPeRS, ESRA, MISMO and IRI. He is a frequent featured speaker at industry conferences and events. In 2013, he was recognized by BuckleySandler LLP with an ESIGN Service Award for his pioneering educational efforts, innovation within the industry and championing of electronic signatures in commerce.
Michael graduated from Laval University with a bachelor of sciences in electrical engineering.